The painting is added after the book edge is cut. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fore-edge_painting
There’s a YouTube of a guy doing it by hand.
Vanishing fore-edge paintings
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I expect to see it mass produced in a few years.
It's a niche feature on a declining medium. Probably not. (By the way, I didn't downvote you.)
I don't think physical books are really a declining medium.
As Taleb would put it, they're 'Lindy' [1].
Re: Vanishing fore-edge paintings
#13The painting is added after the book edge is cut. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fore-edge_painting There’s a YouTube of a guy doing it by hand.
> The painting is added after the book edge is cut.
As opposed to being built into the paper like a tree ring?
Re: Vanishing fore-edge paintings
#14The painting is added after the book edge is cut. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fore-edge_painting There’s a YouTube of a guy doing it by hand.
> The painting is added after the book edge is cut. As opposed to being built into the paper like a tree ring?
Everything else is printed before cutting.
Re: Vanishing fore-edge paintings
#15The painting is added after the book edge is cut. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fore-edge_painting There’s a YouTube of a guy doing it by hand.
> The painting is added after the book edge is cut. As opposed to being built into the paper like a tree ring?
The text is printed before the book edge is trimmed and the words aren't built into the tree.
Re: Vanishing fore-edge paintings
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> The painting is added after the book edge is cut. As opposed to being built into the paper like a tree ring?
The text is printed before the book edge is trimmed and the words aren't built into the tree.
I don't understand what you mean - the text isn't literally on the cut edge, like this image is.
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Everything else is printed before cutting.
The surface this image is on does not exist until the cut is made.
> The surface this image is on does not exist until the cut is made.
Not so. The painted surface is the pages' surface, and definitely exists prior to the cut. The surface that doesn't previously exist (the pages' edges) isn't the one being painted, it is gilded instead (which serves to hide the painting when the book is closed and the pages at rest).
Re: Vanishing fore-edge paintings
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I expect to see it mass produced in a few years.
It's a niche feature on a declining medium. Probably not. (By the way, I didn't downvote you.)
Declining mediums are great for adding niche features because the people still buying them are enthusiasts who will tolerate higher prices, thus you can add features like this to increase the appeal.