500 handmade books : inspiring interpretations of a timeless form / senior editor, Suzanne J.E. Tourtillott.

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Contributor:

Tourtillott, Suzanne J. E., editor.

Ruth and Marvin Sackner Fund for the Arts of the Contemporary Book.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artists' books.

Book design.

Physical Description:

419 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Production:

New York : Lark Crafts, 2008.

Other Title:

Five hundred handmade books

Summary:

"To qualify for inclusion, each piece had to function like a book, but a number of the works also curl, hang, or swirl. While there are rectangular volumes, you'll find others that are circular, shaped like a house, and in completely abstract forms that will delight the eyes and imagination. Fine craftsmanship, of course, was another consideration and is evident in this collection, whether it's a finely tooled leather cover embellished with traditional gold leaf lettering or an exotic Ethiopian binding where a netting of waxed linen weaves together to create a show-stopping open spine. The content varies as well. Some of the pages are blank, while others contain elaborate, content-driven narratives"--Cover flaps.

Contents:

The Books 8.

Notes:

Includes index.

Precedes: 500 handmade books, volume 2 / Julie Chen, juror. -- New York : Lark Books, 2013.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Ruth and Marvin Sackner Fund for the Arts of the Contemporary Book.

Other Edition:

Succeeded by: 1454707534 New York : Lark, 2013

ISBN:

9781579908775

1579908772

OCLC:

181910120

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