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Bookbinding & Book Arts
Calligraphy & Illumination
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B3307. True Nature / Bash
True Nature: An Illustrated Journal of the Four Seasons in Solitude by Barbara Bash. 2004. 144pp. 7.75"x10". Hardcover $24.95.
Calligrapher Barbara Bash has created this lovely nature journal which combines a handwritten text with delightful watercolors. She caringly records and reflects on her encounters with animals and plants during solitary walks around the countryside of upstate New York. She captures wondrous moments in the natural environment: a dragonfly's brief pause, a surprised deer in tall grass, woodchucks watching her from a distance, a raindrop making its way down a windowpane. This hardbound book is a delight. The dust jacket is of uncoated, cream laid-finish paper, backed with plastic so it does not tear. Hidden underneath, a green cloth covers the boards with a small watercolor tipped in a recess on the front cover. The exquisite illustrations are printed in full-color on a soothing cream paper. It makes a wonderful gift.
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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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B3224. American Signs / Lisa Mahar.
American Signs: Form and Meaning on Route 66 by Lisa Mahar. 2002. 272pp. 7"x9". Paper $40.00.
American Signs traces the evolution of motel signs on Route 66 in a distinctive visual approach that combines text, images, and graphics. It presents the rich vernacular traditions of motel sign-making in five eras, spanning from the late 1930s through the 1970s. The motel signs of the early 1940s, for instance, reflect vernacular traditions dating back at least a century, while examples from the later years of the decade reveal a culture newly obsessed with themes. America's fascination with newness and technological progress is manifested in 1950s motel signs. Finally, in the 1960s, a turn toward simplicity and the use of new, modular technologies allowed motel signs to address the needs of a mass society and the beginnings of a national, rather than regional, aesthetic for motel signs.
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B3225. History Of Language / Steven Fischer
A History Of Language by Steven Fischer. 2004. 240pp. 5"x8". Paper $19.95.
This very readable book charts the history of communication from the time before human language was conceived through the media explosion of the present day. Fischer also looks to the future, asking how electronic media are daily reshaping the world's languages and suggesting a radical reinterpretation of what language really is. The book begins with an examination of the modes of communication used by dolphins, birds and primates as the first contexts in which the concept of 'language' might be applied. It charts the history of language from the times of early humans through the nineteenth century, when the science of linguistics was developed. The book analyzes the study of language as a science and language's development as a written form. Includes the rise of pidgin, creole, jargon and slang, and examines the effects TV and radio, propaganda, advertising, the media, and the internet are having on language today as well as the effect of the internet. Steven Roger Fischer is Director of the Institute of Polynesian Languages and Literatures in Auckland, New Zealand.
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B3226. History of Writing / Stephen Fischer PAPER
A History of Writing by Stephen Fischer. 2003. 352pp. 5.5"x9". Paper $19.95.
From the earliest scratches on stone and bone to the languages of computers and the internet, A History of Writing offers an investigation into the origin and development of writing throughout the world. Commencing with the first stages of information storage - knot records, tally sticks, pictographic storytelling - the book then focuses on the emergence of complete writing systems in Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium BC and their diffusion to Egypt, the Indus Valley, and points east. Special attention given to Semitic writing systems and their eventual spread to the Indian subcontinent.
Also documented is the rise of Phoenician and its effect on the Greek alphabet, generating the many alphabetic scripts of the West. Chinese, Korean and Japanese writing systems and scripts are dealt with in depth, as is writing in pre-Colombian America. Also explored are Western Europe's medieval manuscripts and the history of printing, leading to the innovations in technology and spelling rules of the 19th and 20th centuries. Illustrated with numerous examples, this book offers a global overview in a form that everyone can follow. The author also reveals his own discoveries made since the early 1980s, making it a useful reference for both students and specialists as well as the general reader.
Steven Roger Fischer is Director of the Institute of Polynesian Languages and Literatures in Auckland, New Zealand.
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B3227. Letters to a Young Artist / Julia Cameron.
Letters to a Young Artist: Building a Life in Art by Julia Cameron. 2005. 164pp. 6"x9". Hardcover $19.95.
In the tradition of Rilke's Letters To A Young Poet, this is an original and inspiring work from the bestselling author of The Artist's Way. A rare window into the creative process, this book is an inspired volume from this leading authority on creativity and art.
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B3228. Art of Egyptian Hieroglyphics / Sandison
Art of Egyptian Hieroglyphics by David Sandison. 2005. 96pp. 10"x10". Hardcover
This beautiful, full-color book covers deciphering hieroglyphics, the principals of Egyptian art, techniques of the master craftsmen, line drawings, and paintings of everyday life in ancient Egypt. Many full page photos.
List Price $25.00
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B2013. Art of Calligraphy/Harris
The Art of Calligraphy: A Practical Guide to the Skills and Techniques.
By David Harris. 1995. 128pp. 8.75" x 11.25". Paper. LIST $17.95
This instructional manual presents 24 or so historical hands from rustic to italic. For each hand one or more historical examples are shown. Sometimes an enlarged detail or a
modern work in the hand are also given. Harris also gives us some background info on each hand. The instructional material includes exemplar alphabets and a ductus printed in several colors of transparent ink that show the individual strokes and their sequence. Hints on letter formation are
given. All illustrations are in full color.
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B2549. Paper Inspirations/Owen, Cheryl
Paper Inspirations: Over 35 Illustrated Papercrafting Projects
By Cheryl Owen. 2003. 112pp. 8.5x11". Paper $19.95 SALE. QUANTITIES LIMITED
Explore the vast range of papers available and innovative ideas for how to use them with 38 project ideas, using all different types of paper, include cards, gift wrap, stationery, and boxes. scented sachets. There is a step-by-step guide to basic techniques. The characteristics of different papers are explained and illustrated and suggestions given for the crafts they are best for. Ideas are provided for decorating plain papers. 200 color illustrations.
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B2665. American Type Design
American Type Design and Designers
By David Consuegra. 2004. 320pp. 8.75"x11.25". Paper $35.00 SALE
Chronicles the history of type in America through short biographies of 62 of the most influential type designers and 334 of their typefaces. Covers a century of American contributions to the world of type from late 1800's with metal faces, through photo-typefaces of the mid and later 20th century and with digital faces up until just before the great explosion of digital faces. In addition to the complete alphabet showings of all the typefaces, there are reproductions from a variety of type publications. Includes glossary, a history of nine American type foundries and a timeline of type related events from 1600 to 2001. The only book I know that focuses on American type designers. An invaluable resource.
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