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Learn about the fun and fascinating art of altering books! This is an inspirational guide to get you started making your own works of art. Enjoy!

Scroll in a box This is another double-rod scroll format. The scroll is permanently bound inside a box where it can be rolled up in either direction to facilitate reading. As far as I know, there is no special name for a scroll in an box like this. Similar, but fancier, boxes are sometimes used for reading or displaying Qur'an and Torah scrolls. Peter and Donna Thomas' book, "More Making Books by Hand", has instructions for making a scroll like this.

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I love the concept of this book by Magdalena Haras who has taken excerpts from 'The long Walk' by Slawomir Rawicz and made them into a book that is also a pair of shoes. Magdalena's interpretation alludes to secrecy with the information hidden within the soles, the shoes are the perfect vehicle for this story. 'Walking a mile in someone else's shoes' or looking at things from the point of view of others is a strong belief of mine and this illustrates it poetically and perfectly.

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Image only, but how cool is this book made from leather gloves!!