Leather Journals for Roman Villa Ventorum at The Newt in Somerset
I was commissioned to design and make a dozen leather journals in the style of the late Roman codex (book) for Villa Ventorum at The Newt in Somerset. The design is based on historical research into the earliest book forms of the period. My books sit in the bedroom, study and tutor's room. The client selected Mustard, Green, Maroon and Oxblood leathers with complementary binding threads. Similar books are for sale in the Roman museum retail store at The Newt.
Reproduction early modern codices sit on corner of desk in the study of Villa Ventorum
Limp leather bindings in the style of the early codices (books). The smaller features the natural raw edge of the calfskin.
Three Oxblood limp leather bound journals with scroll fastening Bound by Hand
Two Mustard Yellow and Forest Green leather books sit on top of a wood wardrobe, next to a wicker basket, in the bedroom of Roman Villa Ventorum
Collection of limp leather books bound in the longstitch style