Here are a few more samples of the thousands of #ForeEdge painted books by
Martin Frost.
#Fore-edgePainting is best seen by looking at the cut edges of the spine block.
A vanishing #Fore-edgePainting is where the leaves of a book are fanned and an image applied to the stepped surface.
If the page edges are gilded or marbled, the painting miraculously disappears when the book is relaxed. When the book is fanned again it magically re-appears
In addition the leaves can be fanned backwards or twisted, allowing yet more paintings to be applied.
In the case of thicker books they can be split and divided, offering the chance of adding still more decoration.
