The earliest publisher's cloth bindings were believed to have been issued in the 1820s by William Pickering. This model was developed from examining an original Diamond Classic book. The cloth was made with washed, unbleached muslim with Golden acrylics mixed with methylcellulose brushed on and dried. The cloth was then humidified and pressed with a Teflon-coated dye to emboss the pattern.

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This model was made during the Historical Book Structures Practicum, a month-long summer 2022 LACE workshop taught by Jeff Peachey.

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