@inventionontt: Original Video Credit: IG/unicorn.8777778 An ordinary-looking antique book reveals an unexpected surprise when its pages are gently fanned apart. A detailed illustration of a historic town appears along the exposed edges, complete with buildings, streets, and tiny figures. When the pages return to their normal position, the artwork disappears, leaving the book looking almost completely unchanged. The secret lies in a bookbinding technique known as fore-edge painting. Instead of painting directly onto the flat edge of a closed book, an artist fans the pages slightly and applies a carefully aligned watercolor image across their exposed surfaces. Once the paint dries, the pages are released, concealing the illustration. Gold leaf can then be applied to the closed edges, making the hidden artwork even harder to detect. Fore-edge painting has a history stretching back several centuries, with disappearing watercolor designs becoming particularly associated with English bookbinding during the 17th and 18th centuries. The technique is often linked to the English bookbinder Samuel Mearne, although its precise development remains debated. Today, surviving examples are prized by collectors for their craftsmanship, combining traditional bookbinding with miniature artwork that remains invisible until the pages are moved. #shorts #Science #education #learn #invention

nobloodfromstones :

Whaaaaat?!? Now I must check all my gold edged books! Very cool!

ange.sala :

Me trying this with a random book

Sarah Cross :

fore edge painting is on the list of drying crafts that people need to learn before the knowledge completely disappears

Drew :

I had a bible like this growing up. The last supper was depicted. It was gorgeous

Thomas Carver :

That is very cool.

benjaminnason87 :

Witchcraft!

Beauty :

Memory unlocked

Invictus :

I did not know this! Thank you!

SAHIL_T :

it might be centuries back ,back then when there was an internet explorer time and bit before we used to do with our copies books writing subject names drawing.5g era is still to experience many more things 🤣🤣🤣pity

MoJoMa :

I used to do this to all of my books in school... back in the day...

deleenabuffin :

oh wow!!!!!!

sherrytheaffiliate :

Beautiful.

cathyhammond7 :

That’s beautiful! 💙

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elnene_sxt :

Resident evil 4 ?

@𝐖𝐀𝐙𝐈𝐑𝐈 𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐎𝐎 :

Володя :

Я такие в школе на учебниках делал

Администрация Adel :

Что-то подобное я видел в 80-ых, ...

RedRose_32 :

that's why books are boring now[Exclaim heart]

Heather Miskelly :

Beautiful ❣️

Fishing65 :

What

Lori Kixmiller :

So cool! Love books like this!

Nutterbutterbspreading :

stunning

Zubair Bin Awwam99 :

Lukisannya Indah Banget Kak🙆🏻😍

user34581135062631 :

Too cool 👍👍❤️