Fore-edge Painting
Loading …Fore-edge painting is a fascinating technique for including hidden decorations in books. When the pages of a book are fanned, an image appears. If the pages are gilded, the image disappears when the book is relaxed.
Will these silent videos of white gloves squeezing thick books help make the insides of our intestines disappear when the bowel is relaxed?
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The comment on YouTube says it all:
“Books make you feel good.”
What more can I say?
There is a longer video…
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…and a shorter one…
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For more information, pictures and videos, please visit Martin Frost’s Fore-edge Painting website.
Videos posted on YouTube by users gallo1 and cristiancontini. Thank you! Chocolate hostages rejoice!