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B2932. Der Klang in der Schrift (Rudo Spemann)
Rudo Spemann: Der Klang in Der Schrift
2005. 49pp. 7.75"x11.75". Paper.
Reproduces in color 30 pieces in a variety of hands: Roman majuscules, italic, blackletter and uncial. Introductory
material in German.
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B2823. Elizabeth I: Her Life in Letters/Pryor
Elizabeth I: Her Life in Letters
By Felix Pryor. 2003. 144pp. 9"x11.75". Hardcover $34.95.
This volume reproduces sixty letters in full color. The letters by Elizabeth are in her italic hand, which changes over the years. Other letters are to Elizabeth from her subjects and from foreign princes, kings, queens and czars. Some of the letters are written out by scribes, others are by the hand of the correspondent. Each letter is discussed individually, placing the document in its historical context. Selected parts of each are transcribed or, where necessary, translated. A fascinating combination of handwriting, calligraphy and English history.
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B2505. History of Writing / Christin HARDCOVER
A History of Writing: From Ideogram to Multimedia.
Edited by Anne-Marie Christin. 2002. 408pp. 9-1/2"x11".
Retail Price $75.00.
Discusses the oldest, nonalphabet methods of writing,
history & spread of alphabets, how the Western alphabet has reincorporated imagery into writing, & the effects of computer technology. 400 color & b/w illustrations.
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B3207. Surface of Meaning / Bringhurst
The Surface of Meaning: Books and Book Design in Canada by Robert Bringhurst. 2008. 240pp. 9.25"x11". Hardcover $59.95
A survey of Canadian books and book design, including books for Native Americans in their own languages & bilingual books, small press books, university press books, private press books and trade books. Each of the four sections of the book starts with a brief essay by Bringhurst: What's a Book - and Why? Transparency, tangibility, complexity, and culture. The Invisible Book: Literary structures before, beneath, and beside the European colonization. The Echo of Tangibility: Constructing culture from the Second World War to the Digital Divide. Stills from a Typographic Movie: Canadian books from 1980 to the present day. (This is a presentation of books in codex form, rather than a survey of artist's books.) A few, such as Canadian artist Nick Bantock's Sabine's Notebook, will be familiar from their USA editions.
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B2844. Treasures of a Lost Art/Palladino
Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the
Middle Ages and Renaissance
By Pia Palladino. 2003. 204pp. 8.75"x11.5". Hardcover.
Presents nearly 150 leaves, cuttings and illuminated manuscript fragments (169 illustrations, many in full color). The scholarly catalog deals mainly with the history of these illuminations. Vivian Mungall finds it a great resource for illuminated initials.
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B3134. Illuminated Manuscripts of Germany and Central Europe/Kren
Illuminated Manuscripts of Germany and Central Europe in the J. Paul Getty Museum by Thomas Kren. 2009. 132pp. 6-5/8"x9-3/8". Paper.
This beautifully illustrated volume showcases full-color reproductions of masterpieces (9th-18th centuries) from such works as Carolingian manuscripts of the ninth century; several sumptuously illuminated Ottonian texts from
the late tenth and early eleventh centuries; two of the most celebrated examples of Romanesque illumination: the Helmarshausen Gospel book from the 1120s and the Stammheim Missal, made around 1170 for Saint Michael's
monastery in Hildesheim; The Life of the Blessed Hedwig from 1353; and the only known illuminations by the Cologne painter called the Master of Saint Veronica, ca. 1400. It also illustrates many richly colored illuminations from such manuscripts as a luxury psalter made in Würzburg, dating from the mid-thirteenth century; a copy of Rudolf von Ems's Weltchronik, produced in the early fifteenth century; and chivalric and dynastic manuscripts from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century.
Now available.
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B2669. More Making Books by Hand
More Making Books by Hand: Exploring Miniature Books, Alternative Structures, and Found Objects.
Written and illustrated by Peter and Donna Thomas. 2004.144pp. 9.5"x9.5". Paper.
The first 50 pages are a primer on bookmaking. The rest of the book covers step-by-step instructions and illustrations on 12 book structures invented and perfected by the authors. Over 100 full-color photos of the projects and variations.
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B090. Japanese Bookbinding/Ikegami
Japanese Bookbinding: Instructions from A Master Craftsman by Kojiro Ikegami. 1986. 148pp. 7.75" x 10.5". Hardcover $34.95.
Presents easy-to-follow instructions for the major Japanese styles of binding and folding boxes. Includes side-stitched, accordion fold, scrolls and flutter books. The most thorough book on the subject; a popular text for the last 20 years.
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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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B3157. Pushing the Envelope / Le Van
Pushing The Envelope: Crafty Packaging for Cards of All Kinds by Marthe Le Van. 2009. 8.5" x 10". 128pp. Paper $17.95. JNB Price: $16.95.
Instead of focusing on what's in the envelope, this book has projects on the envelopes themselves. Some projects involve embellishing commercial envelopes with surface treatments, such as stamping and stenciling. Others explore folding techniques, and a few use unconventional and recycled materials. There are projects for packaging CDs, photographs, gift cards, and more.
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