METAMORPHOSES A translation from Ovid’s text by Mary M. Innes Published by The Folio Society, 1996 254 x 180 x 50mm Bound during the period 1996–99 The concept was to create a binding which gives the illusion of being something other than what it is. The perception of the binding changes in the mind of the observer as it is transformed before them. The boards appear to be solid but they are not. The edge decoration varies depending on the angle from which it is viewed. The decoration on the front board, which at first sight appears abstract, is transformed (with a little concentration), into a metamorphosis of Metamorphoses. The sewing was undertaken in three stages and is partially exposed on brass rods, with wrap–around endpapers. The covering is of interwoven strips of Harmatan Sokoto goatskin, over open frame boards. Winner of Best Fine Binding in the Society of Bookbinders Competition, 1999