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Books : art, craft & community / edited by London Centre for Book Arts, words by Antonia Williams, essays by Kathy Abbott, Tom Frith-Powell, Megan N. Liberty & Brooke Palmieri.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: [Brussels] : Ludion, 2021.Description: 224 pages : illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9493039528
  • 9789493039520
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction -- Artists' books as community -- An introduction to printing -- An introduction to bookbinding -- An introduction to papermaking -- Reading list.
Summary: This book celebrates the art of book making through the work of 30 inspiring makers and artists who combine traditional skills, art, and experimentation to make books that matter today. Books are a meeting place. A sum of their many parts and artistic approaches. Form, concept, material, and craft are bound together to create something rooted in its functionality; a process that often crosses over into the messier realm of art. Books. Art, Craft & Community presents a thriving ecosystem of papermakers, printers, bookbinders, artists, designers, and publishers from around the world. They draw on traditional skills, art, and experimentation to make books that matter today. With over 30 profiles - spanning traditional craftspeople, to modern makers reimagining the book for new audiences - and contributions from experts, we are given an insight into the history and contemporary context of the processes behind the books. Selected by Simon Goode and Ira Yonemura of the London Centre for Book Arts, these artists and makers share a spirit of curiosity and resilience. They not only adapt to new ways that readers engage with books, but are forging new possibilities for their craft along the way.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 002.09 B724 Available 33111010751259
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Books are a meeting place. A sum of their many parts and artistic approaches. Form, concept, material, and craft are bound together to create something rooted in its functionality; a process that often crosses over into the messier realm of art.

Books. Art, Craft & Community presents a thriving ecosystem of papermakers, printers, bookbinders, artists, designers, and publishers from around the world. They draw on traditional skills, art, and experimentation to make books that matter today. With over 30 profiles - spanning traditional craftspeople, to modern makers reimagining the book for new audiences - and contributions from experts, we are given an insight into the history and contemporary context of the processes behind the books.

Selected by Simon Goode and Ira Yonemura of the London Centre for Book Arts, these artists and makers share a spirit of curiosity and resilience. They not only adapt to new ways that readers engage with books, but are forging new possibilities for their craft along the way.

"Edited by Ira Yonemura & Simon Goode, London Centre for Book Arts" -- colophon.

Includes bibliographical references (218-219).

Introduction -- Artists' books as community -- An introduction to printing -- An introduction to bookbinding -- An introduction to papermaking -- Reading list.

This book celebrates the art of book making through the work of 30 inspiring makers and artists who combine traditional skills, art, and experimentation to make books that matter today. Books are a meeting place. A sum of their many parts and artistic approaches. Form, concept, material, and craft are bound together to create something rooted in its functionality; a process that often crosses over into the messier realm of art. Books. Art, Craft & Community presents a thriving ecosystem of papermakers, printers, bookbinders, artists, designers, and publishers from around the world. They draw on traditional skills, art, and experimentation to make books that matter today. With over 30 profiles - spanning traditional craftspeople, to modern makers reimagining the book for new audiences - and contributions from experts, we are given an insight into the history and contemporary context of the processes behind the books. Selected by Simon Goode and Ira Yonemura of the London Centre for Book Arts, these artists and makers share a spirit of curiosity and resilience. They not only adapt to new ways that readers engage with books, but are forging new possibilities for their craft along the way.

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