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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Case 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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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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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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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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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.
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.
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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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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 photocopy/laser
transfer. 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 (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 (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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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. |
