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.
Collection of reproduction late Roman codices (books), bound in a limp leather exposed spine style., Susan Green / BOUND 2022Collection of limp leather books bound in the longstitch style
Mustard and Forest Green Leather Journals in the bedroom at Villa Ventorum, Susan Green / BOUND 2022Two 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
'Oxblood' set of Roman style limp Leather Journals and scroll fastening bound for Villa Ventorum, Susan Green / BOUND 2022Three Oxblood limp leather bound journals with scroll fastening Bound by Hand
Leather Books: Mustard Yellow and Rust, Susan Green / BOUND 2022Limp leather bindings in the style of the early codices (books). The smaller features the natural raw edge of the calfskin.
Study of Villa Ventorum at The Newt in Somerset, Susan Green / BOUND 2022Reproduction early modern codices sit on corner of desk in the study of Villa Ventorum