As research for the format of y Context of Practice book I looked at some other perfect bound books. The first is a book by Craig Oldham called The Democratic Lecture. which is perfect bound with a bright green spine and thick card pages which make the book lay completely flat when open. This is what I would hope that my own book will be like.
The exposed spine is the books equivalent to the metal tubes used to make chairs at the bauhaus. It shows how its made; It's wireframe.
For my own book, I want to keep to the bauhaus theme or geometric shapes and print the book with square pages about 20x20cm.
The second book also has an exposed spine which shows exactly how it was bound. 'The Book of Skulls' is 'skeleton bound'. I can't find any information on the internet about this style of binding, but I will enquire at vernon street as to whether they have more information on it.
The binding technique is very relevant to it's content. This style would not fit the book which I intend on producing.
