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Guest Book, LongHouse Reserve
Bound by Minsky 2005
16" x 11"
Photographs on the covers and the front endpapers by Matko Tomicic.
Tovil handmade paper ( Barcham Green & Company Ltd., Hayle mill, Kent,
England, 1980). Hewit calf (Scotland). Hand sewn with flax thread made in
Lisburn, Northern Ireland. The headbands are hand woven over a laminated core of
vellum and alum tawed pigskin, using the same type of thread in a heavier
weight. Photo images printed on Epson Watercolor paper with an Epson Stylus
Photo 2000P archival printer, coated with Krylon UV Filter Acrylic. The cover
images have a second coat of UV Filter, with a final coat of lacquer.
Chateau Guest Book, Normandy, France
Blank book of various vintage handmade papers and sheepskin parchment.
Bound by Minsky 1994
20" x 16"
Green Hewit calf with inlaid panels of lacquered acrylic and gold leaf on Rives BFK. Lost
wax cast Vermeil hardware includes central medallion filled with couleurs vitrail, bosses
and clasps with heraldic emblems, and strapwork corners. Click the link to access four
photos and the details of its interesting construction.
Gracie Mansion Register
Dieu Donné handmade paper
Bound by Minsky 1985
13" x 10"
Black Chieftain goatskin, recessed pictorial inlay of goat and vellum, blind tooled,
recessed panel with foil stamped title. Letterpress title page, dedication and colophon,
linen endbands, chain ring embedded in head edge of back board. The scene is a geometric
view of the East River, and the Triborough Bridge as seen from the mayor's residence.
Commissioned by The Gracie Mansion Conservancy.
Guest Book
Private Home, Long Island
Bound by Minsky 1986
9 1/8" x 12"
Red Nigerian goatskin, recessed 6" x 9" panel painted by Minsky lacquered
acrylic on Rives BFK.
"MINSKY 87" in gold, inside back cover
Wedding Guest Book
Bound by Minsky 1987
9" x 12"
Cream Hewit calf, recessed 6: x 9" panel by Minsky, lacquered acrylic on
Rives BFK
Onlay border, acrylic on paper
Wedding Guest Book
Bound by Minsky 1989
9" x 12"
Cream Hewit calf, recessed 6: x 9" panel by Minsky, lacquered acrylic over
inkjet on handmade paper
Onlay border, acrylic on paper
Guest Book
Private Home, Katonah, NY
Binding by Minsky 2001
9" x 12"
Blue calf, recessed 6" x 9" painted panel, lacquered
acrylic on Rives BFK.
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