This beautiful pattern is made by staining calfskin with a chemical treatment to resemble the branches of a tree. Tree calf was a popular binding material from the late eighteenth through the late nineteenth century.⠀ ⠀ #bookbinding #bookhistory #bookart #pattern #design #history #tree #treecalf #brown #rarebooks #specialcollections #mizzou #universityofmissouri #columbiamo (at Ellis Library)
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