This book was a prizewinner in the Bodleian Libraries competition ‘Reconstructing The Medieval Book’ and is now held in the rare books collection at the Bodleian, Oxford
It is an octavo folded sheet made from recycled junk mail which has been primed with white paint. The main text is the competition brief translated into Esperanto and the red text is a synopsis of the construction process and concept. The book is hand written and painted and includes a poem by Mike Sims.
book closed and tied
book covers open, book folded within
book unfolded, title side showing
book unfolded, verso showing, flaps folded out
book unfolded, 2 page close-up
