Book Arts & Artists of the Past
- 4000
Years of Miniature Books - An Exhibit by the Lilly Library at the
University of Indiana
- Book
History Timeline - scroll down and click the link labeled Chronology
- Bound
by Tradition - An Exhibition of Nineteenth-Century Books in Tennessee
by the Department of Special Collections at Middle Tennessee State University
- Database
of Bookbindings - Search for bindings from a particular period or
view a random selection of bindings in the British Library's collection.
- Historical
Binding Models - A set of models designed for use with students
learning about the history of the book, contains a brief explanation
of each type of binding included
- International
Dunhuang Project - An online exhibit of various examples of Chinese
and other Asian bindings
- Islamic
Books and Bookbinding - An exhibit of the Near East Collection at
Yale University Library
- Juding
a Book by Its Cover - Gold-Stamped Publishers' Bindings of the 19th
Century
- Leaves
of Gold - Examples of historical illuminated manuscripts, mainly
religious texts produced by monks
- Paper,
Leather, Clay, and Stone: The Written Word Materialized - Examples
of book forms from clay tablets to leather bindings, also includes discussion
of banned books, books as historical repositories, and the function
of books in ancient culture
- Papyrus
Making 101 - A slide show by the University of Michigan's Papyrus
Collection that demonstrates how to make papyrus.
- Pop-Up
and Movable Books: A Tour through Their History from the Nineteenth
Century to the Present
- Scottish
Decorative Bookbinding - An exhibit of historical Scottish bindings
by the National Library of Scotland
- Turning
the Pages - View the British Library's "treasures": Leonardo DaVinci's
notebook, illuminated medieval texts, a 16th century medical book, the
Sultan Baybor's Qur'an, the Diamond Sutra (the world's oldest dated
printed book), and more.
- Unseen
Hands: Women Printers, Binders and Book Designers - Examples of
work by women in Europe and America from 1400 to today.
The Book Arts and Artists Today
- Abecedarium
- An exhibit by members of the Guild Book Workers containing only works
that feature the alphabet as their main focus
- Bay
Area Book Artists - An organization of book artists and binders
in the San Francisco area
- Book Arts
Web - The main source for all things related to book arts: links
to artists, exhibitions, organizations, educational institutions, suppliers,
and how-to information
- Book Fest
- A current exhibition by several book artists. There is some really
interesting works in this exhibition.
- Canadian Bookbinders
and Book Artists Guild - An organization of book artists and binders
in Canada, also has American members
- Central
New York Book Arts - Traditional to Innovative: examples of work
by binders and book artists in the Central New York area
- Designer
Bookbinders - An organization of book artists, binders, and designers
based in the United Kingdom
- Guild
of Book Workers - The main American organization of book artists
and binders, has many links to exhibitions
- Society of Bookbinders
- Anoher organization of bookbinders in the United Kingdom
- Women
in the Book Arts: A Selection - Examples of work by contemporary
female book artists including Carol Barton, Julie Chen, Barbara Harman,
and more.
How to Make a Book
...and other activities related to book arts
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