Martin Frost, the last commercial fore-edge painter in the world, keeps this ancient art alive in today’s modern times. Fore-edge painting is an art form where the edges of gilded books are embellished with art that can only be seen when the book is open in a certain way.
“It is a discrete painting. It is only there when you know how to unlock it,” Frost explains.
The fore-edge painting has been around since about 1660 and became really popular in the 18th century. See how Frost does it in the video below.
