I had intended to put the original spine back onto this book, but the leather's age and creak, even with a new backing, was not going to take that curve. Soooo, I scanned it, tried to get the colour to come right, but I apparently need practice with that, and created a new spine. I glued it down onto a piece of spine cloth to strengthen it, folded over the ends and then proceeded to pry the already mended book covers away from the spine. I spread glue in between the cover and the spine cloth previous attached for the mending of the spine and slid in the edge of the new spine. Wrapping round, I did the same to the other side and voila, we have the new, if a bit green, spine.
For the sake of historical accuracy I am, of course, building a small pocket inside the back of the book for the original spine.
I had intended to put the original spine back onto this book, but the leather's age and creak, even with a new backing, was not going to take that curve. Soooo, I scanned it, tried to get the colour to come right, but I apparently need practice with that, and created a new spine. I glued it down onto a piece of spine cloth to strengthen it, folded over the ends and then proceeded to pry the already mended book covers away from the spine. I spread glue in between the cover and the spine cloth previous attached for the mending of the spine and slid in the edge of the new spine. Wrapping round, I did the same to the other side and voila, we have the new, if a bit green, spine.
For the sake of historical accuracy I am, of course, building a small pocket inside the back of the book for the original spine.
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