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Originally Posted by montsnmags
Perhaps a certain element of function posing as style (or, for the cynical, style posing as function) is in play. The curve at the top forms an arch which is more supportive when such a book is placed on a book shelf, the theory being that a square cut at the top (especially one too close) may cause the top to "slump" a little when sitting on the bookshelf for a while, thus perhaps revealing its secret.
I'm not saying that this actually is the case. I'm just hypothesising in response to your wonder.
I also think the arch looks neat, sort-of like a trompe-l'œil; a window into another place, which might be a metaphor applicable to the book, which might make the arch a metaphor of a metaphor (with a pinch of irony in that the actual "window" of the book's contents has been removed).
...or maybe this is just a slow Monday morning, and I'm writing any old crap that dribbles through my brain. Maybe I'll just wander over there and talk to myself for a while, until this fugue passes.
Nice work, acidzebra.
Cheers,
Marc (I'll get my coat)
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Oh, yes .... I can see that the arch would be stronger if the book were to be placed upright on a shelf. I guess it just wouldn't be quite as functional for holding anything rectangular and roughly the size of the book.
However, the inside of those hide-a-books are very pretty. I'm still debating about making one out of 1/4 inch plywood and doing a little fun with textures to mimic pages. Or, maybe scoring the wood a bit with my Dremel.
Eh ... it will go on the projects list after all the other stuff I need to get done.