Book arts

[taimatsu]

I need to make a book for LARP purposes, and while scouting around the net for help I came across various bits of info on different sorts of artists' books (books as art rather than text/only text). I got particularly interested in 'tunnel books', as I had some when I was little that I loved (but can't remember what they were now). I will probably try making one using Chinese papercut techniques. Links for my reference below:

The Owl And The Pussycat
Set of children's tunnel books
Miniature tunnel books (and others)
View of a tunnel book showing construction
Tunnel Map
Useful illustrated article on tunnel books

Comments

[damianobf.livejournal.com]

what do you mean by make a book for larp? If you just need a note book there are so many out there which are useable which you can buy off the shelf (leather bound and similar)

Or I would consider making a cover you can put over a standard note book.

[taimatsu]

It needs to be a large tome which is writeable in, and I don't really want to mutilate an existing printed book or pay large amounts to buy a blank one.

[damianobf.livejournal.com]

ahh ok

getting a pack of parchement colouted paper you can also get leatherette finsihed card.

Drill through and attach with string or metal binders you get for some phot/scrapbookign albums
and glue a loose piece of leather over the edge if you want is one way I have considered doing big books.

or using leather I have a whole load of leather some of which I was going to use for book covers which I have picked up over the years I can see if there a couple of an appropriate size and send them to you.

When do you need to get it done by?