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This
huge book was created for the film. Printed on vellum paper, hand bound
in fifteenth century style. The covers are covered with leather which
was hand dyed in a multistage process, and then handmade metal clasps
and corners were attached. A design was burned into the leather with
a hot iron bar. Finally, the book underwentdays of aging - it was dunked
in a fishpond and allowed to mold and fox , and then, before drying,
the edges of the paper were shredded and stained. The book was opened
and 'read' many times to give it the authentic much-used feel that a
newly bound book usually takes years to acquire. |
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