Gallery - Rudolf Schmid

Rudolf was born in 1954 in Munich, Germany. He served his apprenticeship at a large printing house, becoming a master in reproduction photography. As well as being interested in calligraphy and photography, he had a passion for bookbinding and decided to teach himself the craft with the aid of various books.

"My philosophy is that I would not like to be known by a certain style or technique. I like to do one-off bindings. Sometimes it will take me years to find 'my idea of a certain book' and I like the challenge to work with techniques, materials and tools which I never tried and used before. But whatever I use or do, the result must still be a book which the reader likes to take in his hands and read; not just an art object."

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	RUDOLF SCHMID Rudolf was born in 1954 in Munich, Germany. He served his apprenticeship at a large printing house, becoming a master in reproduction photography. As well as being interested in calligraphy and photography, he had a passion for bookbinding and decided to teach himself the craft with the aid of various books. "My philosophy is that I would not like to be known by a certain style or technique. I like to do one-off bindings. Sometimes it will take me years to find 'my idea of a certain book' and I like the challenge to work with techniques, materials and tools which I never tried and used before. But whatever I use or do, the result must still be a book which the reader likes to take in his hands and read; not just an art object." kokomiko@t-online.de
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New Kreüterbuch Leonhart Fuchs Ernst Battenberg, Munich, 1983 limited edition: 246 of 1000 originally printed in 1543, Basel, Switzerland 391 x 268 x 112mm Deckle edges, sewn on five raised bands made from pig parchment combined with red-brown leather, laced-on carved wooden boards, brass fittings and nails, braided leather endbands, blind stamping on spine, leather-covered flexible clasps.

	Gedichte - West-östlicher Divan - Epen Johann Wolfgang von Goethe printed by Winkler Verlag, Munich, 1973 190 x 118 x 33mm Bound: 1986 Five raised cords, grey goatskin,gilt and gauffered edges, gold tooled.