GOTHIC
Restrain your books with style! These bookends are designed using mathematic principles found in Gothic arches and flying buttresses of the famed European cathedrals. The smaller one uses the Quinto Acuto curve, famously used for the dome of the cathedral in Florence Italy. The taller one uses an Ogive curve, typically seen over entrances and at the tops of flying buttresses ( and then there’s the Reverse Ogive too ). The purity of these curves reminds me of Brancusi sculptures as well. Laminated wood, with lead internal weight for heft, and bottom lined with cork. Shown here in Narra ( Ogive ), Bloodwood ( Reverse Ogive ) and Cherry ( Quinto Acuto ). Quinto Acuto, 3” base x 4.5625” tall; Ogive, 3” base x 6.75” tall., Reverse Ogive 3.125” base x 7” tall. Sold in pairs, of course. $100 Ogive or Reverse Ogive, $75 Quinto Acuto, plus any applicable taxes or shipping. Other woods available, please enquire.
GOTHIC
Restrain your books with style! These bookends are designed using mathematic principles found in Gothic arches and flying buttresses of the famed European cathedrals. The smaller one uses the Quinto Acuto curve, famously used for the dome of the cathedral in Florence Italy. The taller one uses an Ogive curve, typically seen over entrances and at the tops of flying buttresses ( and then there’s the Reverse Ogive too ). The purity of these curves reminds me of Brancusi sculptures as well. Laminated wood, with lead internal weight for heft, and bottom lined with cork. Shown here in Narra ( Ogive ), Bloodwood ( Reverse Ogive ) and Cherry ( Quinto Acuto ). Quinto Acuto, 3” base x 4.5625” tall; Ogive, 3” base x 6.75” tall., Reverse Ogive 3.125” base x 7” tall. Sold in pairs, of course. $100 Ogive or Reverse Ogive, $75 Quinto Acuto, plus any applicable taxes or shipping. Other woods available, please enquire.
