The anatomy
of a book.
A study in paper, thread and the quiet
architecture of a bound object.
Before the book,
a sheet.
Flat, but never without depth.
Light finds the fibres. A fold finds the grain.
Order begins
with a fold.
A crease gives the sheet an axis.
A gathering gives it depth.
Many parts.
One intention.
Folded sections find their order.
The space between them disappears.
A line becomes
structure.
Connection gives the pages a spine.
The quiet
backbone.
A thousand edges.
One continuous body.
An ordered
kind of chance.
The pattern becomes part of the binding.
A body,
held together.
The structure receives its enclosure.
Pressure leaves
an impression.
Type becomes part of the material.
A trace of gold catches the light.