Animal Mineral Vegetable Book 20
© 2026
Edition of 1
Dimensions in inches (closed): 2.75 x 1.85 x 1
Materials
Book: mica, paper, thread, cork, plant, insect, reptile, & bird specimens, varnished hardwood
The five rigid pages of this miniature book are laminated paper with window cut outs that hold varous specimens protected with sheet mica. The rigid pages are sewn to straps in a loop back binding, then attached to the separate cover boards.
Full text:
From colophon:
Animal Mineral Vegetable Book #18
The pages of this book are made with mica, papers and natural specimens
sewn onto stubs. Bound in full leather, laced on boards, handmade paper doublures, endmatter of machine made papers. The book is readable in either
orientation so no front or back is indicated. Housed in bespoke drop-spine
box with plant and lichen specimens protected under cast acrylic sheeting.
This work was designed & crafted in a studio perched on the
traditional lands of the Arapahoe, Cheyenne, Ute & Oglala Sioux.
Alicia Bailey + Ravenpress, Aurora, Colorado, USA © 2024
Animal Mineral Vegetable Book 20
© 2026
Edition of 1
Dimensions in inches (closed): 2.75 x 1.85 x 1
Materials
Book: mica, paper, thread, cork, plant, insect, reptile, & bird specimens, varnished hardwood
The five rigid pages of this miniature book are laminated paper with window cut outs that hold varous specimens protected with sheet mica. The rigid pages are sewn to straps in a loop back binding, then attached to the separate cover boards.
Full text:
From colophon:
Animal Mineral Vegetable Book #18
The pages of this book are made with mica, papers and natural specimens
sewn onto stubs. Bound in full leather, laced on boards, handmade paper doublures, endmatter of machine made papers. The book is readable in either
orientation so no front or back is indicated. Housed in bespoke drop-spine
box with plant and lichen specimens protected under cast acrylic sheeting.
This work was designed & crafted in a studio perched on the
traditional lands of the Arapahoe, Cheyenne, Ute & Oglala Sioux.
Alicia Bailey + Ravenpress, Aurora, Colorado, USA © 2024
