Art Book (Artist's Edition)

An early draft of the Artist’s Edition of The Incomplete Thombu, by T. Shanaathanan (Raking Leaves, 2011). This edition was limited to 25 copies and aside from the pages everything else was worked by hand. The binding of the pages replicates a centuries-old binding method and required guidance from the National Archives of Sri Lanka to complete.

Bookbinding: Nimal Joseph; Marbled endpapers: Muwini Silva and Padmini Jayalath; Letterpress print: Amilia Karunadhara; Production: Shehan de Silva and Leroy Mack of Gunaratne Offset Printers. More info: https://www.onlinedesho.com/work/book-design