Legacy Bookbindery

 

Photo documentation of the restoration of a 16th century breviary.

Noteworthy Projects

A sampling of some of the more notable projects
I've been involved with since 1992

Tree of Heaven
an interpretive binding of the 1994 Iowa Poetry Prize winner

Cleaning of a page of the Gutenberg Bible owned by the University of Missouri

Mark Twain’s Library

Selection as a contributing paper artist for Design and Pattern in Decorated Papers:  Wet and Dry Techniques

Design & execution of a memorial book for Governor Mel Carnahan

Both the Family Bible and the Personal Bible owned by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Flattening and cleaning of numerous land-grant documents dating back as far as the Revolutionary War

Cleaning and repair of personal letters by Florence Nightingale, Samuel Clemmons, "Buffalo Bill," President U.S. Grant, et cetera, et cetera


Legacy Bookbindery
2011 N. Country Club Drive, Columbia, MO 65201
(573) 442-0855
jdowney@legacybookbindery.com

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