This book by Augusto Jurado is bound with a cardboard binding covered with printed cowhide. The bas-relief decoration and cuts are painted in acrylic. Leather strips are embedded and the headpiece is embroidered with silk threads.
Length 32.5 cm
Width 25 cm
Height 4 cm
Andrés Benítez©Michelangelo Foundation
Andrés Benítez©Michelangelo Foundation
Andrés Benítez©Michelangelo Foundation
Andrés Benítez©Michelangelo Foundation
Andrés Benítez©Michelangelo Foundation
Dolores Baldó
- Bookbinder
- Madrid, Spain
- Master Artisan
Contact
Spanish, English, French
Hours:
By appointment only
By appointment only
Phone:
+34 914295210
+34 914295210
Andrés Benítez©Michelangelo Foundation
Dress up the books
- • Dolores' favourite objects are books
- • She opened her first workshop in 1993
- • Some of her works are at the Real Biblioteca of Spain
Through binding, books are preserved, protected, cherished, and become an even more precious object. For each book, Dolores Baldó devises a specific design and painstakingly applies decoration in a variety of contemporary and traditional materials, creating a one-of-a-kind allure. Dolores is a perfectionist, and believes her binding should reflect the spirit of the book in design, materials, colours and techniques employed. In her vision, artistic binding complements the book. Her aesthetic is contemporary and the date of the edition does not define how she approaches binding and decoration. Several of Dolores' works are held in Spain at the Real Biblioteca, the Biblioteca Nacional and the Biblioteca Celestino Mutis, as well as in private collections in Spain and abroad.
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Refranes del vino y la vid
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Sonette
This book by Francesco Petrarca is bound in a cardboard binding covered with beige leather. It is decorated with incisions painted with acrylic and also has inlays of iridescent acetate pieces.
Length 26 cm
Width 18.5 cm
Height 1.9 cm
Photo: Andrés Benítez©Michelangelo Foundation
Le Basque
Maurice Ravel's novel is bound in a cardboard binding, covered with grey cowhide and decorated with an inlay of aluminum pieces and incisions. The base is covered with pearl grey leather and the headpieces is embroidered with silk threads.
Length 28 cm
Width 19.5 cm
Height 2.5 cm
Photo: Andrés Benítez©Michelangelo Foundation
El sueño del celta
Mario Vargas Llosa's work is bound using a cardboard binding on polycarbonate covers cut to create an effect of voids. These give a see-through effect revealing the hand-decorated motif of the end sheets.
Length 24.7 cm
Width 15.6 cm
Height 3.8 cm
Photo: Andrés Benítez©Michelangelo Foundation
Quel mirage d'amour
This book by Arrabal is bound with a cardboard binding on parchment. The decoration is achieved through an incision on the front cover, that is then covered with hand-painted paper and scraps of leather.
Length 10 cm
Width 14 cm
Height 1 cm
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