Fore-Edge Painting For someone who has spent much of his life surrounded by physical books I have been particularly ignorant about their anatomy. Crudely put, a book is a collection of pages pressed between two cover…

The story of #foreedge #painting #books #art
windowthroughtime.wordpress.com/2026/02/07/f...

Fantastic beast edges #foreedge #booksky #niffler

📚 Tags - #shylockedherbooks #foredgepainting #foreedge #giftideas #books #lotr #booklover #readinglist #entrepreneur #buylocal #handmade #unique #handpainted #writingcommunity #valentinesday #giftsforher #giftsforhim #reading #reader #bookish #bookworm #bookrecommendations #booksky 📚💙

First try at foreedge painting today 📚🖌️ #foreedge #booksky #artist

Fore edge of book with a nature scene painted on the side.

Image of the names of the people who bound the book (Taylor and Hessey).

Inside of the book with floral details.

The cover of the book is black with gold.

Excited to share images of this gorgeous book today for #foreedgefriday!

Source:
Gray, Thomas. The Poems of Gray. Adorned with Plates. London: Printed by T. Bensley, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, for F.J. Du Roveray, Great St. Helens, 1800. Print.

#foreedge #foreedgepainting #rarebooks #library