About the cover:
Full-grain binding Cover and spine of black marocco leather with large central and dark green reptile leather overlay, three freely distributed bands, spine without title; barbered edges, leather spine partly wrapped with silk thread, flyleaf of green suede, half-leather chemise with dark green embossed spine, cover of coloured paper, slipcase covered with leather edging and the same coloured paper.
About the content:
Charles Maurras: Enquête sur la Monarchie
Nouvelle Librairie Nationale, Paris 1909 Charles Maurras (1868-1956) was a far-right journalist and politician. The book is not a real examination of the monarchy, but rather a compilation of correspondence between him and thinkers of the time who shared his views and royalist doctrine. He describes a parasitic vampire oligarchy with the sole ambition of weakening the nation and its values.
About the artist: Sün Evrard was born in Hungary and came to France in 1971 together with her Belgian husband Marc Evrard. Sün means “hedgehog” in Hungarian, which became her nickname because of her hairstyle. From 1972 to 1976, she studied bookbinding at the École de l’Union centrale des arts décoratifs (UCAD) in Paris. Immediately after graduating, she was appointed as a teacher at the very same school. One year later, she went on to teach at the Ateliers d’Arts Appliqués du Vésinet (AAAV).
The design of the binding and later the conservation of old books became increasingly important to her. She founded together with other bookbinders the International Association of Bookbinders (AIR neuf).
She is an independent teacher and often invents new techniques. The choice of materials is just as important to her as playing with colour tones. She never stops questioning and testing the fundamentals of her profession and her art.
