ance ▁of ▁Line ', ▁Mans field ▁wrote ▁ ▁For ▁more ▁than ▁si xty ▁years ▁drawing ▁and ▁especially ▁line ▁drawing , ▁has ▁played ▁the ▁vital ▁role ▁in ▁all ▁my ▁work . ▁So ▁has ▁music , ▁not ably ▁the ▁viol in ▁— ▁a ▁line ▁' sing ing '. ▁I ▁love ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁Paul ▁Kle e ▁— ▁' t aking ▁a ▁line ▁for ▁a ▁walk '. ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁advent ure ▁of ▁these ▁lines , ▁and ▁the ▁resulting ▁shapes ▁and ▁spaces , ▁between ▁and ▁beyond , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁my ▁primary ▁interest . ▁H undred s , ▁possibly ▁thousands ▁of ▁cre ative ▁draw ings , ▁have ▁evol ved ▁my ▁personal ▁development ▁in ▁art , ▁and ▁provided ▁the ▁source ▁background ▁of ▁my ▁book binding ▁and ▁sculpt ure , ▁which ▁are ▁essentially ▁too led ▁draw ings ▁on ▁an ▁almost ▁flat ▁surface . ▁ ▁Rec ogn itions ▁First ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁Contempor ary ▁Book bind ers ▁( 1 9 5 5 – 1 9 6 8 ) ▁O BE ▁( 1 9 7 9 ) ▁ ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁British ▁Society ▁of ▁S cul pt ors ▁( 1 9 8 0 ) ▁ ▁The ▁Mans field ▁Medal ▁awarded ▁in ▁the ▁annual ▁British ▁Design er ▁Book bind ers ▁Society ▁competition ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honour . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 6 ▁death s ▁Category : Book bind ers ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁Nap ier ▁Boys ' ▁High ▁School ▁Category :