Every step in the making of this book involved handmade materials and work by hand: It has hard leather covers, is decorated with my own paste paper, is filled with a handmade rag paper that was dyed, torn to shape, filled with writing, and bound by me (H. Kurzke). It closes with a braided band that is tugged under itself. With the tiny glass bead at the end for the finishing touch.
The book's covers measure 1cm x 1.5cm, and each book sits in its own folded box made of Lokta paper.
The text on the pages is an old German love poem from the 12th century:
Du bist min,
ich bin din,
des solt du gewis sin.
du bist beslozzen in meinem herzen,
verlorn is daz sluzzelin,
- du muost ouch immer darinne sin.
Which translates to:
You are mine,
and I am yours,
this you can be sure of.
You are locked inside my heart,
and lost is the key,
- you have to stay there forever now.
This book was made in June 2010