Falalalala-Lalalala! Happy Twelvetide! Notes on old school bookmaking. Taking a literal knife to Racine, Frost, Wilbur, and Espaillat. A huge Shakespearean undertaking coming soon.
I never knew the word for that. My paperback P&V translation of Anna Karenina has them. I bought it twice (lost my old copy )so it must have worked, since I tend to borrow most books.
What a coincidence! I just started reading The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom which has deckled pages on the side not top or bottom. I like the look. It adds some nuance. Didn't have to cut them. I wouldn't read a book that I needed to cut the pages! I wouldn't feel comfortable cutting pages myself! Your project with Shakespeare's sonnets sounds like a fun challenge!
I never knew the word for that. My paperback P&V translation of Anna Karenina has them. I bought it twice (lost my old copy )so it must have worked, since I tend to borrow most books.
I enjoy the deckled edges. Some of favorites on my shelves are the Penguin Deluxe Classic editions which use this feature.
This took me back to my high school yearbook editing days when I first learned about folios and the printing process. 😊
And as for the podcast idea... here's to experimentation!
I like deckled edged books. I think they look fancy. I also had a friend who made me a homemade bound notebook and it also has deckled edges.
What a coincidence! I just started reading The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom which has deckled pages on the side not top or bottom. I like the look. It adds some nuance. Didn't have to cut them. I wouldn't read a book that I needed to cut the pages! I wouldn't feel comfortable cutting pages myself! Your project with Shakespeare's sonnets sounds like a fun challenge!