Clarke College Art Department
Book Arts Links
Clarke College Art Department
Comprehensive Sites
that include technical information, on-line exhibitions, courses and additional links:
SilverBucklePress: the fine arts press at the University of Wisconsin.
Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA)
Pryamid Atlantic, A Center for Contemporary Prints, Paperworks& Artist Books
Women's Studio Workshop, including artists' book archive.
The University of Iowa Center for the Book is an interdisciplinary program for the study and practice of the traditional and non-traditional arts of the book
Colophon Page: home for the community of collectors, dealers, creators and lovers of the fine publishing arts. It is a fine source for looking at book exhibits.
Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts
The Guild of Book Workers, a comprehensive site including several on-line exhibits
The Book Arts Web: comprehensive site organized by Peter Verheyen, the best place for additional links
Essays on definitions/history of Artist Books
BOOK ARTS IN THE USA Introduction by the exhibit's curator, by Richard Minsky, gives an overview of what Book Art is.
A Century of Artist's Books: Chapter one of Johanna Drucker's work.
From the Traditional to the Transformative: Two Approaches to Visual Books, an article "compiled" by Mary Stewart in which Nancy Callahan and Peter Verheyen discuss the book arts. The article was published in Volume 4, Issue 1, Summer/Fall 1996 of the Journal for the Mid America Print Council
On-Line Exhibitons
The Best of the Best: The Guild of Book Workers 2000-2002 Members Exhibit
Center for Book Arts, New York City
Richard Minsky, a New York based book artist
Pop-Up World of Ann Montanaro.
A small exhibition of paper bindings from NYU's Bobst Library
Women in the Book Arts: A Selection from Wellesley College
Emily Martin and the Naughty Dog Press, an Iowa book artistLetterpress Printing
Resources for Letterpress Printers: comprehensive list of links to technical info and exhibits
Graphion's Online Type Museum, Glossary of Typographic Terms, Graphion Online Type Museum, A Guide to Bookarts, and Printing History.
Papermaking Sites
American Museum of Papermaking, home of the Dard Hunter archive of papermaking tools, books and related artifacts, in Atlanta
Twinrocker Handmade Paper and handmade paper supplies On-Line
The Prairie Paper Project, a "how to" on making paper from straw
Paper Trails: Innovative Designs Featuring Handmade Paper
Gomez Mill House site for handmade paper (illustrated)Technical or How-to Sites
Book Arts Web: a number of tutorials listed here
Douglas Jones' tutorials: for binding 81/2 x 11" pages:
Saddlestitch tutorial (illustrated)
Dictionary of Bookbinding Terms
Supplies for Bookbinding
Unversity Products, archival supplies
Gaylord, archival supplies
Colophon Book Arts Supply
Other Sites
Friends of Dard Hunter, a great group devoted to papermaking and related book-arts
LetterArts Review, calligraphy and letter arts magazine
Listserve for Letterpress Printing subscription information
Listserve for Book Arts subscription information
You can search both these listserves for specific technical and artist information; i.e. if you want to research paste paper recipes you can start here.