Carol Ceraldi, Syracuse NY
The binder bought this book at the annual Antiques & Uniques Fair in Craftsbury, Vermont, only to have it sit on her bookshelf through many summers. The original cover had a silver reproduction of the painting of the Last Super as cover art on a molding gray linen. When she finally read the book, she was immediately drawn into the daily studio life of DaVinci and his contemporaries. It was clear upon reading that the thing that got Da Vinci out of bed each day was his dream of flight. This binding reflects this as well as the warm tones and textures of the time.
The textblock was rebound by sewing on three tapes with Fabriano Roma endsheets and handsewn two-color endbands. The top edge was sprinkled with acrylics. The book is covered in brown goatskin with veiney goat vellum spine. The décor is of wing design, blind tooled with title stamped in gold. Bound in 2005.
Carol Ceraldi studied bookbinding with Dorina Miller Parmenter and Peter Verheyen. She has also taken classes with Daniel Kelm at the Garage Annex School in Easthampton, MA.