Bram de Does
De Spectatorpers 2002
Handbound in blind-stamped Nepalese paper boards
Handmade Endpapers printed with the Kaba ornament
Bookbinder: Erik Schots
Handset in Scheffer letter (Enschedé nr.6)
Printed by hand on a Victoria degel press
56 pages printed in 4 colours on Zerkall velijn 145 grams
Design, typesetting and printing: Bram de Does
Text in Dutch
Edition limited to 175 numbered copies
Price: € 165.00
The first volume in a planned 4 volume serie which will minu- tely discuss the development, style variations and uses of the Kaba ornament. This decorative, asymetrical ornament was designed by Bram de Does in 1976 and was always intended for personal use for the bibliophile editions that he produced at his "Spectatorpers". It wasn't until 1987 that Henk Drost of Ensched