The heat bonds the gold with the leather, and with custom-designed tools designs are burnt into the leather. After that, the excess leaf is simply wiped off, and a fine tooled leather book is born.

Book covers can reveal more about text and material history, says rare books curator. From leather to brass, UChicago Library exhibition judges books by their covers. By Clare Austen-Smith Mar 22, ...

MANILA, Philippines - There are various histories enclosed in brittle pages and tooled leather book covers that are only known to the avid collector. Those who take the effort to build a modest ...