I had a bash at creating my own concertina book this week. I only used a few pages which I decorated with some tarot card designs, after reading Hutchins comment that a Tarot deck, when read in order is something of a philosophical treatise and can be considered a book of sorts. For the covers and decorative papers I just used what I had handy.
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| The cover and spine |
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| Inside the book with the spine in place |
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| Inside with spine removed and pages extended |
This isn't exactly a polished finished product, but I was glad of the opportunity to learn a bit more about how these books are constructed. After creating this book, I went hunting on the web for concertina books created by artists and wowee am I impressed! Some examples are below:
