Lindau (Lindau Gospels) Ultra Lined Hardcover Journal
By (Author) Paperblanks
Paperblanks
Paperblanks
1st January 2014
United States
Hardback
144
Width 180mm, Height 230mm, Spine 20mm
The Lindau Gospels bindings were designed to inspire awe when the book was carried in processions or displayed on an altar. Paperblanks Lindau journal depicts the back cover of this bookmaking masterwork, created near Salzburg between 750 and 800 AD. It was tooled in gilt, silver and enamel and adorned with jewels, making for a powerful manifestation of art as a vehicle for belief.