I am thinking of assembling my Fiji Crystal Archive prints into two bound books - ten prints in horizontal format, ten prints in vertical format, to be used as a gallery presentation tool.
Questions:
(1). Are gallery owners more receptive to books of images, or to boxed collections of matted prints? It strikes me that a book is easier to handle: everything stays in one place from start to finish, for one thing.
(2). Since the back of one print will, by the nature of the book, be resting against the face of the next print, will abrasion become a problem from rubbing as the pages are repeatedly turned? Vellum - interleaving - seems cumbersome - awkward. Covering each print with Light Impressions-supplied polyethylene won't work for me because of the excessive gloss.
(3). Whether matted or bound into a book, is it a plus - is it necessary - to provide an image name as part of the lower print border? Identifying each print would eliminate confusion when discussing prints via phone or e-mail - but it might detract from the focus of the presentation. Might it seem an unnecessary embellishment to a viewer?
Thank you all in advance for your responses.
Best regards,
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