Imagine a children’s picture book based on #Darnton’s communication circuit (with a twist). This is what it would look like. A thread. The plot is fairly simple. A kid buys a book and wants to express her gratitude to its maker, which she’ll soon realise is much easier said than done. First stop is at the bookshop where she buys the book in question.

Another star-spangled book, with indented edge decoration in the shape of a starry sky. Bound by the Stockholm-based master bookbinder Franz Bech (1814–1888), who was known for his use of inventive and unorthodox methods and materials. Beck moved to Stockholm from his native Gau-Bickelheim (Germany) in 1840 and quickly established himself as bookbinder, specialising in luxurious book bindnings, albums and portfolios [sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentati…].