Following the example of the previous three Bookbinding Conferences in Torun, during this year’s 4th Conference, each of its participants will receive a commemorative graphics. It shows an angel in Gothic style, holding the coat of arms of Torun in one hand and a typical Gothic book binding with fittings in the other. In the intention of the conference organizers and the creator of the work, this motifis to be a symbol of the city’s connection with the idea of ​​popularizing knowledge about old bookbindings. It is worth emphasizing that the heraldic convention of this image refers to the centuries-old tradition of the coat of arms of the city of Torun, often shown in the hands of an „angel-holder” or „shield-holder” (this tradition has survived to this day).

The author of the graphics – as in 2014, 2016 and 2018 – is an outstanding graphic designer and academic teacher, prof. Piotr Gojowy, known, among others, from award-winning bookplates and other so-called small graphic forms. In this photo report, we present the finalization of the creative process of this etching finished in the aquatint technique.

Copies of this work are already waiting for their owners!