JANUARY 2023

The Twice Burned Library

Project details

Editorial & book design
Archival research
Information structure & sequencing
Manual binding & bookmaking
Historical narrative design

Concept

The Twice Burned Library is an editorial design project centered on the history of the University Library of Leuven, which was destroyed twice during the two World Wars. The project takes the form of a book that reconstructs this history through a structured relationship between text, images, and archival material.

The publication is divided into two main sections: the first presents the historical narrative through text, while the second brings together images and archival documents provided during the research process. This sequential system allows the reader to first understand the context and then engage directly with the visual and historical evidence.

The book was manually assembled and bound, reinforcing the physical connection between content and form. Through its structure and materiality, the project reflects on memory, loss, and reconstruction, using the book itself as a vessel for historical preservation.

Luis Yary

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