Nag Hammadi

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Bound Object

Nag Hammadi

dyed goatskin cover
handmade paste paper reinforcement
strips of goatskin reinforce the sewn binding
detail of sewn binding

My interpretation of a Nag Hammadi book structure. A cache of third century codex books found in Egypt are thought to be the earliest examples of a codex book.