Print Resources

Traditional Focus: ABC for Book Collectors by John Carter Illustrative dictionary technical, historical & contemporary book terms +Time period : 15th century – 2004 +Free copy : Online PDF WorldCat | Amazon	Contemporary Focus: The Century of Artists’ Books by Johanna Drucker Critical, theoretical & historical overview of 200+ artists’ books contextualization, book structure, book form, and conceptualization +Time period : 20th century WorldCat | Amazon
Skies of parchment, seas of ink : Jewish illuminated manuscripts by Marc Michael Epstein Illustrated survey of Jewish illuminated manuscripts that investigates the history of Jewish iconography & its overlap with other religious traditions Calligraphy & illumination, history of the book, international iconographies, manuscripts +Time period : Middle Ages – 21st century WorldCat | Amazon	The Changing Book: Transitions in Design, Production, and Preservation by Nancy E. Kraft & Holly Martin Huffman Selections from the 2005 Changing Book Conference, including photos and illustrations bookmaking, design, conservation, e-books, preservation, preservation programs, and print on demand +Dates : 2008 WorldCat | Amazon
Japanese Bookbinding: Instructions from a master craftsman by Kojiro Ikegami Instruction manual for traditional Japanese bindings and cases binding structures, folding boxes, suppliers of tools & materials, and substitution suggestions for scarce materials & tools +Dates : 1986 WorldCat | Amazon	The Penland Book of Handmade Books: Master classes in bookmaking techniques by Penland School of Crafts Illustrated masterclass tutorials on historical & contemporary book structures book artist’s bios, box construction, folded structures, furniture, pop-up structures, reduction printing, sculptural forms, +Dates : 2004 +Related resource : Penland School of Crafts links WorldCat | Amazon
Papermaking: the history and technique of an ancient craft by Dard Hunter Illustrated history of the development of paper from China to the West chronology, handmade paper, machine-made paper, trade map, materials, methods, molds, tools, treatment, and watermarks +Time period : 250 BCE – 21st century +Free copy : Google book WorldCat | Amazon	Structure of the Visual Book by Keith A Smith Illustrated interrogation of the book form and viewers’ experience by breaking down and sequencing conceptual parts Artists’ books, book composition, and image layout +Dates : 2003 WorldCat | Amazon
A Short History of the Printed Word by Warren Chappell & Robert Bringhurst Illustrated history of type and publishing in the Western world Typography, printing, private presses, and electronic fonts +Time Period : 8th century BCE – 21st century WorldCat | Amazon	Journal of Artists’ Books JAB by Brad Freeman Forum for discourse on relationship between artists’ books, book arts, poetry, literature and art artist interviews, artists’ statements, book & exhibition reviews, conference commentary, and interdisciplinary practices + Time period : 1994 – ongoing WorldCat