The Physiology of Taste


Brillat-Savarin. Translation by M.F.K. Fisher. Arion Press, San Francisco, 1994. Lithographs by Wayne Theibaud.

Dimensions: 13 3/4”x10 1/4” page size

Bound: 2010

Bound in red goatskin with onlays of goatskin, snakeskin, aluminum, laminated mylar and linen napkin. Gold and painted tooling. Title in gold and painted tooling on spine.

The binding is an impression of a table setting after the meal, borrowing color usage from Wayne Theibaud, bonhomie from Brillat-Savarin and a smile from M.F.K Fisher.

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