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Books about Artists' Books

The Century of Artists' Books by Johanna Drucker
Call Number: N7433.3 .D78 1995
ISBN: 1887123016
Publication Date: 1995-07-02
Book as instrument : Stéphane Mallarmé, the artist’s book, and the transformation of print culture by Arnar, Anna Sigrídur.
Call Number: N7433.3 .A72 2011
ISBN: 9780226027012
Publication Date: 2011
No Longer Innocent: book art in America : 1960-1980 by Betty Bright
Call Number: Z1033.F5 B75 2005
ISBN: 1887123717
Publication Date: 2005-07-15
Artist and the book in twentieth-century Italy by Jentsch, Ralph
Call Number: NE892.I8 A78 1992
ISBN: 8842203858
Fenwick Special Collections - Reference

500 handmade books: inspiring interpretations of a timeless form by Tourtillott, Suzanne J. E.
Call Number: Z246 .A14 2008
ISBN: 9781579908775
Publication Date: 2008
How to Make Books by Esther K. Smith; Lindsay Stadig (Illustrator); David Michael Zimmerman (Photographer)
Call Number: Z271 .S63 2007
ISBN: 9780307353368
Publication Date: 2007-11-06
Creating artists’ books by Bodman, Sarah
Call Number: N7433.3 .B63 2005
ISBN: 0713665092
Fenwick Stacks
The Penland Book of Handmade Books by Jane LaFerla (Editor); Alice Gunter (Editor); Lark Books Staff
Call Number: Z271 .P45 2008
ISBN: 9781600593000
Publication Date: 2008-03-04

Papermaker’s companion : the ultimate guide to making and using handmade paper by Hiebert, Helen
Call Number: TS1124.5 .H53 2000
ISBN: 1580172008
Publication Date: 2000
Handmade Paper from Naturals by Diane Flowers
Call Number: TS1124.5 .F56 2010
ISBN: 9781600596780
Publication Date: 2010
Handmade silk paper by Russon, Kath
Call Number: TS1124.5 .R87 1999 FOLIO
ISBN: 0855328932
Publication Date: 1999

Sol LeWitt : artist’s books by De Donno, Emanuele
Call Number: N7433.4.L48 A4 2010
ISBN: 9788890345920
Publication Date: 2010
Ed Ruscha, Books and Paintings by Ed Ruscha (Artist); Armin Zweite (Text by, Editor)
Call Number: N6537.R87 A4 2013
ISBN: 9783941263574
Publication Date: 2015-01-31
DIY photographers & books by Barbara Tannenbaum; Cleveland Museum of Art Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: Z286.P47 T36 2012
ISBN: 9781935294085
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
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Suggested Journals

Book Art Review (BAR)
Published by the Center for Book Arts, BAR aims to support and provide a forum for book arts criticism.
Umbrella (online)
Covers artists’ books, art books and other multiple editions, including audio and new media. (Note: ceased publication in 2008)
Hand Papermaking (print)
Covers work in the field of papermaking, including scholarship and production of handmade paper and paper art. Available in print at Fenwick Library.
Afterimage (print & online)
News, reports, essays, and reviews that discuss and analyze independent photography, film, electronic imaging, alternative publishing and telecommunications. Available online & in print at Fenwick Library.
Brooklyn Rail - Art Books
Brooklyn Rail publishes critical perspectives on art and culture, and includes a monthly review of art books, including artists' books.
JAB - The journal of artists' books (print & online)
Critical discourse and creative exploration of the intersections of book arts, artists books, poetry, photography, experimental literature, printmaking, graphic design and other book-related creative endeavors. Available online and in print at Fenwick Library.
The Book Arts Newsletters
News, reviews, and exhibition announcements from the University of West London's Book Arts program.

Bonefolder Extras

Bonefolder Extras offers news, reviews, exhibition announcements, and other timely content related to book arts. (While the Bonefolder journal ceased publication in 2012, the blog continues to run.)