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B3153. Mail Me Art / Di Lieto
Mail Me Art: Going Postal with the World's Best Illustrators and Designers by Darren Di Lieto. 2009. 224 pp. 10.6" x 8.1". Paper. List $30.00.
For those interested in decorated envelopes, here is a wide ranging collection of 200 illustrated envelopes, postcards or packages, all actually mailed, and all reproduced in full color. The contributors are professionals and amateurs, young and old, and from all the continents but one. There is everything here: birds/cats/flowers, graphic novel, doodle, line illustration, cartoon and more. None of envelopes are calligraphic.
This showcase features the best results from the Mail Me Art challenge, an online decorated envelope/package project. Di Lieto reproduces 200 of the best pieces and includes interviews with 17 of the contributing artists.
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B3151. Unswept Path (Haiku) Brandi & Maloney
The Unswept Path: Contemporary American Haiku edited by John Brandi & Dennis Maloney. 2005. 221pp. 6.8"x5". Paperback $15.00. Sale $3.98
In this anthology, thirteen poets provide hundreds of examples showing how the traditional haiku form has been expanded from its context of nature poetry. Contemporary haiku has many faces; it is a diverse and flexible form. Each poet contributes a short essay on why he or she was drawn to writing this spare but appealing form of poetry. A wonderful introduction to haiku as it is written today.
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B3142. Haiku Inspirations / Lowenstein
Haiku Inspirations by Tom Lowenstein. 2006. 160pp. 6.8" x 6.7". Hardcover $12.95. JNB Sale Price $5.95
Haiku Inspirations is a beautifully illustrated celebration of the places, people, customs, festivals and transient pleasures evoked by this much-loved verse form. Fresh translations of more than 50 haiku accompanied by sympathetic landscape photographs, woodcut prints, and calligraphy irresistibly capture the spirit of old Japan.
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B3150. Limborug Brothers, The / Duckers & Roelofs
The Limbourg Brothers: Nijmegen Masters at the French Court, 1400-1416 edited by Rob Duckers & Pieter Roelofs. 2005. 447pp. 12.4" x 9.9". Hardcover. Special Price $49.98
An in-depth exploration of the work of the Limbourg Brothers, 15th-century manuscript illuminators of the French court and creators of Les Belles Heures and Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. The realistic images of their gilded miniatures still inspire wonder today. This book examines 126 individual pieces, beautifully reproduced in large color plates with detail views of related works, while fifteen essays by curators and art historians discuss the Limbourgs: their works and career, their influences, their followers, and their Christian world.
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B3149. Tres Riches Heures of Jean / Longon & Cazelles
The Tres Riches Heures of Jean, Duke of Berry by
Jean Longon & Raymond Cazelles. 224pp. 12"x8.6". Hardcover $125. SALE
The Très Riches Heures marks the zenith of manuscript illumination in late medieval Europe. It was commissioned by Jean, Duc de Berry, early in the 15th century and executed largely by the Limbourg Brothers, the master miniature painters. The 139 full-color plates of this facsimile reproduce the text and miniatures in actual size. The book's introduction & preface discusses the provenance and the significance of the manuscript as a whole and a commentary is provided for the plates. A wonderful volume at a great price.
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B3147. Liu and the Bird / Louis
Liu and the Bird: A Journey in Chinese Calligraphy by Catherine Louis. 2006. 32pp. 9.8" x 9.5". Hardcover $16.95.
This innovative book combines the story of Liu & her visit to her grandfather with a rebus-style look at the evolution of Chinese written language, from pictures to today's modern calligraphy characters. You can read them, play with them, and dream about them. This book is sure to please children and adults of all backgrounds with its peek into this fascinating topic.
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B3146. Eric Gill and Ditchling: the Workshop Tradition
Eric Gill and Ditchling: the Workshop Tradition. 2007. 92pp. 10.5" x 8.0". Paper.
This exhibition catalog has essays on Gill, his assistant Joseph Cribb, and the Guild by the joint curators Ruth Cribb and Joe Cribb. When Gill left Ditchling for Wales in 1924, Joe Cribb continued the Ditchling workshop and Gill continued to use Cribb for commissions. Cribb worked at Dichling into the 1960’s. The catalog presents work by Gill and Cribb: inscriptions and sculpture, drawings for inscriptions and sculpture, watercolor and drawings, diary and workshop book of Joe Cribb, and more. Over 60 images from the exhibition, both colored and black and white. Catalog designed by Phil Baines.
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B3145. Get Writing (Ages 7-12) / Johnson BLUE
Get Writing: Creative Book-Making Projects for Children Ages 7-12 Years by Paul Johnson. 2008. 64pp. 8.5" x 11". Paper.
This sequel to Get Writing 4-7 contains more than twenty-five new bookmaking ideas showing children how to combine images, words, and paper engineering techniques. Each section introduces a basic book structure: a pop-up book, a shape book, a zigzag book, or a flap book. You are then provided a variety of ways the design can be used for engaging writing projects. Includes detailed advice for planning each project, how to draft the text, and instruction on how to construct the book.
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B3069. Magic Books & Paper Toys / Smith
Magic Books & Paper Toys: Flip Books, E-Z Pop-Ups & Other Paper Playthings to Amaze & Delight by Ester K. Smith. 2008. 7.5x7.5. Paper
Step-by-step instructions for more than two dozen clever projects, including a classic crisscross magic wallet, woven heart baskets, pop-up maps, pocket movies, flip books, spinners, and cootie catchers. The finished examples show you that even these playthings for kids can become sophisticated in execution, as well as just things of fun.
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B3105. Cardmaker's Workbook/Mason
B3105. The Cardmaker's Workbook by Jenn Mason. 2008. 160pp. 8.5"x10". Paperback $19.99
Ever wonder why some cards look right and yours don't? This book provides the answers and how to apply them to your card making. First, by showing design concepts - balance, focal point, repetition, scale, texture - with simple card examples. Then, it is onto the color theory (think paint chip strips), presented with card projects. Next, you learn a set of construction techniques and how to vary them. Then multiples, decorative inspiration, and more tips. It's organized, systematic, and fun.
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