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Art & Culture

various essays on, well, art and culture

Bookbinding & Conservation

Binary Dreams
16th C. Breviary Project
Faith
I am a Bookbinder
Tools
Mold Problems

Humor

ok, I'm not the guy from SNL,
but I still have a sense of humor

'Jim Downey' Stories

mostly true stories from my
adolescence

Personal Essays

more "it's all about me"

Politics

I’m at -7.13/-7.33 on The Political Compass.  Where
are you?

Society

observations on the human condition

Travel

take a trip with me

26 August 2005


16th Century Breviary Project

If you're interested in seeing some of the sort of work I do as a book conservator, there's a sequence of images and brief description from the restoration of a 16th century breviary on my professional website, here: http://www.legacybookbindery.com/breviary.html


contact me:
jim@afineline.org
all work © James T. Downey, 1993-2006
photos © Martha K. John, 1994-2006
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