The works depicted here were created by Peter D. Verheyen between 1987 and
the present and are what one could consider representative of his work. Most
of them have been exhibited in one or more juried and non-juried exhibitions.
To find out more about him, continue on to his resume.
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Plain endpapers same as text; sewn on 3 tapes, graphite top edge;
orange and blue handsewn endband;covered in pastepaper made by
the binder with pastepaper onlays; title stamped in graphite on
front cover. 23 x 15 x 1 cm. Bound 2009.
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Sewn on 3 frayed out cords; endpapers of black Japanese paper
with gold and silver flecking; graphite top edge with black and
grey sewn endbands; covered in full alum-tawed goat with décor
of raised leather onlays and surface gilding; title in graphite.
Ultimo tells the story of the death of the earth under blanket
of ice, man’s migration below the surface, and ultimate
emigration to a new world. The design is drawn from the stark
graphic illustrations of Vassos. Just as man was marking time
before emigration, the 14+ year binding period was an exercise
in marking time. 25.5 x 19 x 2 cm. Bound 1995-2009.
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Edelpappband / millimeter binding: Plain endpapers same as text;
sewn on 3 tapes;"pastepapered" top edge, gray and blue handsewn
endband; leather trip at fore-edges and top/bottom of spine; covered
in pastepaper made by the binder; title stamped in graphite on
spine. 26 x 19.5 x 2 cm. Bound 2008.
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Bradel binding; white Johanot endpapers; sewn link-stitch on 4
black vellum slips; slips and thread died black; burnished graphite
top edge; pastepaper stuck-on endband; spine covered in dark grey
oasis goat with cutouts for slips; boards covered in pastepaper
with terracotta leather onlays on both boardsl title stamped in
anthracite foil. 28 x 22 x 1.5 cm. Bound 2007. Collection of Karen
Hanmer.
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Bradel binding; endpapers of white Ingres; sewn using link stich
on five vellum slips; top edge in graphite and burnished; sewn
silk endbands; spine covered in teal goatskin with cutouts to
reveal vellum slips. Boards covered in natural deer vellum; title
stamped in gold on front cover. Slipcase
covered in lightblue Canapetta bookcloth with vellum edging at
top and bottom; gold stamped teal goatskin leather label. 38 x
26 x 1.5 cm. Bound 2007.
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Edelpappband / millimeter binding: Endpapers of red Roma paper;
top edge gilt; endband of pastepaper around thread core, vellum
trim along top and bottom edges; covered in hand-made pastepaper;
title in gold on front cover. 16.5 x 12 x 1cm. Bound 2005.
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Edelpappband / millimeter binding: Endpapers same as text; top
edge in graphite and burnished; dark red leather endband around
thread core; vellum trim at head/tail caps with invisible corners;
covered in handmade pastepaper; title in graphite on front cover.
Soft “Ascona-style” slipcase covered in paper to match
book with title in graphite on spine. 18 x 12.5 x 1cm. Bound 2005.
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Edelpappband / millimeter binding: Endpapers of grey Ingres;
top edge in graphite and burnished; blue leather endband around
thread core; red eel leather trim at head/tail caps and foredge;
covered in hand-make pastepaper; logo of Centro del bel Libro
as raised red eel leather onlay. Soft “Ascona-style”
slipcase covered in paper to match book with title in gold on
spine with logo of Centro del bel Libro as raised red eel leather
onlay. 20 x 14.5 x 1cm. Bound 2005.
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Set book binding exhibition organized by ARA-Canada.
Bradel binding; textblock sewn on three slips of Cave Paper brown
walnut dyed paper; endpapers of Cave Paper brown walnut dyed paper;
gilt top edge; sewn silk endbands; Bradel case with 1/4 veined
calf vellum spine and undyed goatskin sides; slips laced through
at joint; decor of codfish leather onlay and blind tooling. 22.5
x 14.5 x 2.5 cm. Bound 2005. Collection of Karen
Hanmer.
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Set book binding exhibition organized by ARA-Canada.
Textblock sewn on 5 leather/vellum slips in black, blue, and brown;
graphite top edge; sewn silk endbands; case covered in full blue
dyed goat vellum; leather/vellum slips laced through at joint;
multicolored colored spine label with title in graphite foil.
Leather onlays on case derived from typography of text. 40 x 25
x 2.5 cm. Bound 2005.
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Exhibition catalog to the Mostre Internationale Di Rilegatura
D’Arte held in Italy, 1999. German-style springback; sewn
on three tapes with endsheets of Roma paper; graphite top edge;
red leather wrapped endband; covered with two veined calf vellum
panels at top and bottom with center panel painted with textured
acrylic; spine and sewing exposed in center panel and painted
with textured acrylics; title stamped in gold. 28 x 25.5 x 6.5
cm. Bound 2004.
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Bradel binding; sewn on 3 tapes; endpapers of Cave Paper “Alphabet”;
graphite top edge; handsewn silk endbands; spine covered in snakesekin
with boards covered in veiney calf vellum. Title stamped in graphite
foil with grey leather onlays reflecting the typography of the
poetry. Dimensions: 24 x 27.5 x 1.5 cm. Bound 2004. Binding is
on the deluxe, hand-colored edition. The regular edition binding
can be seen here.
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Edelpappband / millimeter binding: Sewn on 3 ramie
tapes; plain endsheets same as text; solid graphite edges; red
eel-skin leather endbands; "millimeter / edelpappband"
case covered in original pastepaper by binder with blue eel-skin
leather trim at head, tail, and along foreedges; title stamped
in black on spine. 18 x 13 x .7cm. Bound 2003. The book, in the
"Cased
Binding" category, was awarded the Harmatan Leather Award for
Forwarding in the Society
of Bookbinders' 2003
Bookbinding Competition.
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Sewn on 3 frayed out cords; sewn "zig-zag"
endsheets of grey Roma paper with leather joint; graphite top
edge; brown and blue endbands. Covered in full Harmatan goat;
raised leather onlays with text in reverse, and portrait on leather
using a laser printer directly on the leather. 31 x 23.5 x 3cm.
Bound 2003.
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Compilation
of railroad related Christmas stories produced in an edition
of two; full paper case (Edelpappband / millimeter binding) covered
in pastepaper over laser output by the binder with grey leather
top and bottom edging; printed paper spine label. 21 x 14.5 x
1cm. Bound 2002.
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Compilation
of railroad related Christmas stories produced in an edition
of two; full paper case (Edelpappband / millimeter binding) covered
in pastepaper over laser output by the binder with grey leather
top and bottom edging; printed paper spine label. 21 x 14.5 x
1cm. Bound 2002.
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Letterpress text with photopolymer illustrations by Gregory Santos;
text sewn on 2 raised cords with non-adhesive (Louise Genest)
concertina leather spine; boards covered in full veiney calf vellum
with original plate underlaid; cords wrapped with thread, laced
into boards, and colored with acrylics; handsewn endbands; sharkskin
covered spine pieces at head and tail. 19 x 15.25 x 2cm. Bound
2002.
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An artist's alphabet book based on 26 random selected words from
the dictionary illustrationed lithographically printed from hand-drawn
plates with letterpress text all on Rives BFK. Half the edition
is printed on light gray, the other half on beige using red ink
Covered in full Niger goat with onlays of chagrin, oasis and goat;
housed in hinged and cut-out slipcase in leather and veiney calf
vellum. 12.5 x 14 x 4 cm and when extended fully it is almost
7 meters' long. Bound 1998 in edition of 10 unique bindings in
addition to 3 fine bindings which were completed between 1998
and 2000. This alphabet book is a collabortive effort between
Thorsten Dennerline,
and was originally completed for the Guild of Book Workers'
exhibit ABECEDARIUMS.
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Quarter leather case binding with leather along fore-edge; sides
covered in pastepaper with onlays of birch bark; text block sewn
on tapes; burnished graphite top edge; handsewn endbands; title
in leather covered relief on spine. 21.5 x 16.5 x 3.5cm. Bound
1999.
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Sample book of 27 examples of the art of hand papermaking in
the U.S. Sewn on 4 sharkskin thongs using colored linen thread;
endpapers of John Koller's HMP paper; thongs visible through cutouts
on spine and run across spine into leather "bosses"
on cover; covered ¼ leather (bradel binding) with pastepaper sides
by the binder; titled in relief using leather over board and inset
into a leather covered from with HMP paper base. 29.5 x 23.5 x
3 cm. Bound 1996.
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Sewn on 5 vellum slips; graphite top edge; black and gold endbands;
vellum slips laced through cover. Covered in full vellum with
underlayed illustration from text and title in gold on spine.
24 x 15 x 2cm. Bound 1994.
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Exhibition Catalog to the Guild's 85th anniversary exhibition.
Sewn on 3 frayed out cords; gray "zig-zag" endsheets
and sewn red leather joint; graphite top edge; red and gray endbands.
Covered in full chagrin leather with multicolored onlays in black,
gray and sharkskin. Tooled in gold and blind. 24 x 16 x 1.5cm.
Bound 1993.
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Exhibition Catalog to the Guild's 85th anniversary exhibition.
Sewn on 3 frayed out cords; gray "zig-zag" endsheets
and sewn red leather joint; graphite top edge; red and gray endbands.
Covered in full chagrin leather with multicolored onlays in black,
gray and sharkskin. Tooled in gold and blind. 24 x 16 x 1.5cm.
Bound 1993. Whereabouts unknown – sold on eBay by original
commissioner.
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Original lithographs by Ladislav Hanka depicting the life-cycle
of the trout. Sewn on 5 vellum slips; olive and turquoise endbands;
vellum slips laced through cover; covered in full veiney calf
vellum. Decor derived from the illustrations; underpainted charcoal
and watercolors. Title in black on dark-red full-length leather
label. 26 x 28.5 x 2 cm. Bound 1993.
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Original lithographs by Ladislav Hanka depicting the life-cycle
of the trout. Sewn on 5 vellum slips; olive and turquoise endbands;
vellum slips laced through cover; covered in full veiney calf
vellum. Decor derived from the illustrations; underpainted charcoal
and watercolors. Title in stamped in black on front cover. 26
x 28.5 x 2 cm. Bound 1993.
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Book of poetry by four Greek women poets. Sewn link stitch; black
leather endbands; leather inner joint with endpapers of paper;
covered in full terracotta oasis goatskin, with onlays of calf
and goat; tooled and titled in blind and gold. 21.7 x 14 x 1.5
cm. Bound 1992. Collection of Egon Verheyen.
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Alphabet book printed letterpress with hand colored illustrations
by C.J. Blinn. Sewn link stitch; orange double folio endleaves;
solid graphite edges, orange paper endbands. Covered in full vellum.
Decor of underlaid letters in black. Duck's head and apple made
of sculpted board covered with reversed alum tawed pig, and paper.
16 x 10.5 x 1cm. Bound 1992.
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Sewn on five stained (black) vellum slips; gray Roma endsheets;
solid graphite edges; violet and burgundy endbands. Covered in
full transparent vellum over boards with slips laced through cover.
Decor is an original woodcut on Morike paper by artist Jeanine
Coupe-Ryding. 29 x 21.5 x 4 cm. Bound 1990.
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Facsimile of an early 1920's Insel Verlag publication. Text and
images copied onto nideggen paper from the original; sewn with
a linked stitch; endsheets same as text; solid graphite edges;
maroon leather endbands; covered in full benyon vellum with decor
underneath (vellum made selectively transparent). 18.5 x 12.75
x 1 cm. Bound 1989.
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Edelpappband / millimeter binding: Sewn on tree linen tapes; plain
paper endsheets; graphite top edge; purple leather endbands; full
paper case (millimeter binding) covered in pastepaper by the binder
with olive leather top and bottom edging; title tooled in blind
on natural leather label. 21.7 x 14.1 x .7 cm. Bound 1987. |
