About the Bindings: When Bill Anthony died in 1989, he left me well prepared to do conservation work, but we had not yet undertaken design bindings, though we had discussed […]
Author Archives: Brenna Campbell
30th Anniversary Benefit Auction: Mark Esser
About the Binding: William Anthony’s work and, particularly, his fine bindings were both a model and an inspiration for me. The bindings illustrated in this exhibition catalog represented my personal […]
30th Anniversary Benefit Auction: William Minter
About the Binding: Everyone who knew Bill Anthony would say he was a gentle Irishman with a love of his country. Since the BOOK OF KELLS is one of the […]
30th Anniversary Benefit Auction: Bill Voss
About the Binding: Red leather onlays with gold foil tooling on full green goatskin, with leather hinges and endbands tooled in red and gold. The design is modeled on a […]
30th Anniversary Benefit Auction: Caitlin Moore
About the Binding: This binding is a paper case made from Zaansch bord, a heavy weight dutch windmill paper. The design was hand stenciled in watercolor using the pochoir technique. […]
30th Anniversary Benefit Auction: Shanna Leino
About the Tools: While working on books, I found myself needing simple but special tools to carry out the work on leather, wood, and bone. That set me on the […]
30th Anniversary Benefit Auction: Penny McKean
About the Binding: I approached the binding of this catalog of William Anthony’s work with great respect and admiration for William Anthony. It was an honor to study with Bill, […]
Benefit Auction and Plainly Spoken Reception at University of Iowa Library
Two events will mark the closing of the UI Libraries Conservation Lab’s 30th anniversary celebration: a reception for the Midwest Guild of Bookworkers Exhibit Plainly Spoken, and an auction of […]