CC: Closure II

This is how I plan for the book to look when closed.

The book will consist of four covers, one at the top, one at the bottom and two in the middle, these will work with the folds in the spine located at the back of the book to open in a similar manner to an engagement ring box. The maroon and gold layers seen in the above design are the covers and the cream layers will be the edges of the pages. 

I will be using a binding method which I have not previously used for this book called "perfect binding", this involves each page of the book being separate instead of being grouped in to signatures. I will then place the pages in to a book press and carve across the side where the spine will be, this allows the glue to penetrate deeper in to the paper and form a stronger bind. I will then add a second layer of glue to the spine and stick a layer of paper on to it which will fold round to make the top and bottom pages of the book and leave it in the book press over night to dry. 

As I am planning to carve in to the middle of both book layers I will need to stick the pages together, however I would like to only stick them together in the centre around the edges of each cut line, this will keep the cut area neat and together but leave the pages free at the edges to keep the piece looking clean and moveable. I will then stitch through the pages from one cover board to the next with fishing wire to keep the pages together so that the box opens properly. 

I will be making a prototype over the next week to test each of the above methods, more pictures and posts as this develops.