- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press (9 Nov 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1568986092
- ISBN-13: 978-1568986098
- Product Dimensions: 28.4 x 22.4 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Culled from over eight hundred unique or limited-edition volumes held by the National Museum of Women in the Arts, these books explore the form as a container for ideas. Descriptions of the works are accompanied by colorful illustrations and reflections by their makers, along with essays by leading scholars and a lively introduction by the most famous book artist in our culture, best-selling author Audrey Niffenegger. The exquisitely crafted objects in the "The Book as Art" are sure to provoke unexpected and surprising conclusions about what constitutes a book.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is an excellent and inspiring look at the artists' book format, with good photographs and accompanying text. Not for you if you want instructions in making books, but really useful as inspiration and to show you how far the medium can be taken.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Having taught book art courses for beginners, this gives a really good idea of the breadth of the form and students all loved it and found it inspiring. The book is glossy and the photography appealing and I would highly recommend it as a source book.
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Gorgeous and Inspiring
10 May 2007
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If you are looking for inspirational, high quality photographs of some of the best fine art bookwork out there, this is for you. A few of the artists' books featured in here are also illustrated in other books, but the quality of the photographic reproductions here is so top notch that even though I'd seen some of the work before, it didn't matter all that much. The reproductions are fresh and full of detail. Each entry is accompanied by a nice little blurb from the artist explaining the work. Keep in mind that this is a catalogue from the National Museum of Women in the Arts. It is not a how-to, and the artists do not give instructions for making similar work or anything like that. This is for inspiration and enjoyment, with a little bit of art criticism thrown in. It's refreshing to see work of such originality and high quality, reproduced so well.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Book Arts
29 Mar 2007
Format:Hardcover
A wonderful book with lovely photography. It highlights the National Museum of Women in the Arts collection of handcrafted books with examples from 108 national and international book artists. Beautiful examples of intricate craftsmanship and fine art.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Excellent introduction into the book as an artform
25 Oct 2007
Format:Hardcover
This book is wonderful! It features many artists and their foray into the world of book arts. The photos are splendid and the background information on the artists is excellent. It arrived in shrink-wrap which protected it nicely. Great book!
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