Book Art: Gate Binding & Dos-à-dos

All I hear in my head is ‘Yo dawg I heard you like books…“

Artist Catherine Nash in Tucson, Arizona.

CENTRAL BOOKING is a unique international art space conceived by artist/curator Maddy Rosenberg, specifically dedicated to the entire breadth and scope of �the book� as art. The objective is to create a space where the virtually infinite forms and range of book art and prints can be seen in one place. CENTRAL BOOKING is designed into two distinct but integrated spaces: Gallery I is dedicated to book art and prints, while Gallery II hosts thematic exhibitions on art and science while always…

This small Hebrew Bible is bound in a so-called concertina binding. It belonged to the Danish collector of books Peder Scavenius (1623-1685), who had a taste for rare and remarkable books. His was one of the collections of books which was incorporated into the library of King Frederik III in the 1660’s, and so this book was part of the oldest Royal Library.

Fiche détaillée : artisans art floral, arts du spectacle, arts et traditions populaires, arts graphiques, arts mécaniques / jeux jouets, bijouterie joaillerie, ofevrerie horlogerie, bois, cuir, décoration, facture instrumentale, luminaire, métal, architecture, mode, pierre, tabletterie, terre, textile, verre

The magnificent copper books are by jeweler and metalsmith Jim Norton. To see more of his work go to his website.

Bench of Our Times, 2019, enamel & aluminumBy Amee J. Pollack and Laurie Spitz Site-specific sculpture in

Hélène Francoeur, relieure à Québec, décrit ses passions : reliure, reliure d’art, réparation et restauration de livre, fabrication et décoration de papier, boîte, étui, coffret.

For the final final book, comes a unique design from Rhonda at MyHandboundBooks. From Rhonda: This is a blank book that opens in two directions, with a little hasp in the middle to secure the two front covers when they are closed. The cover is cream leather with inlaid strips of brown and black leather on each front cover. The inside of the covers is lined with cream book cloth. The pages are black card stock. The two spines are bound using a traditional Japanese 4-hole yotsume toji sewing…

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