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| 500 Handmade Books: Inspiring Interpretations of a Timeless Form (500 Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: Lark
Publisher: Lark Books
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 7005
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 420
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 7.8 x 1.1
ISBN: 1579908772
Dewey Decimal Number: 686
EAN: 9781579908775
ASIN: 1579908772
Publication Date: July 1, 2008
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 Amazing, inspiring, mind-opening artist's books August 3, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
What a wonderful book! 500 Handmade Books includes artist's books made of metal, paper, clay, leather, wood, polymer clay, wool, plexiglas, fabric, a ukulele, bark and more. There is a huge range of books, from beautiful traditional leather and book board codices, to books that are so odd or surprising. There are books with a sense of humor and books with a serious message. I could name names, but that would leave out hundreds of other incredible books.
For me, it's the more daring artist's books that make this book worth purchasing. These are books made by people who love books, and they love the materials they work with. They bring the two together to make books that will make you think about "bookness."
I have seen a few of these books before, mostly on the internet. But many of them are new to me. (Not that I'm an expert.) I want to search for so many of these artists, I'll be busy for weeks.
It's true, as others have said, there is only one photo of many of the books, so you can't see the inside, or the cover. There are no how-to instructions. But the caption for each book usually lists the binding style, materials and techniques, so you can look for some information elsewhere.
500 Handmade Books July 17, 2008
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
WONDERFUL BOOK on contemporary Book Arts! Excellent for Book Artists, teachers, etc. as an introduction
to what is happening today in books! Lots of Motivation to MAKE them too! Shows a great variety of materials
and structures, use of text and image, different printing methods... Get it!
Absolutely beautiful! July 26, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book is not "how-to," just page after page of exquisite examples of what an artist book can be--truly inspiring with excellent photography.
INSPIRATION August 2, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Turn the pages (slowly) and you will be amazed that there are so many ways to make a book. Inspired by words, paper, ideas, images, materials, photos, life and memory, music and dance -- each of the artists has chosen from a realm of seemingly endless possibilities.
Each of these artist books is presented and placed on the pages in a way that invites you to observe and examine. Not about which is the best, but to consider the choices that each artist made in presenting similar ideas or themes. How distinct and remarkable we are. 500 HANDMADE BOOKS inspires the imagination.
500 Handmade Books August 29, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I found this book to be inspirational in seeing the possibilities of crafting handmade books. The illustrations are great. The book contains no directions or "how to do it", but for the book lover, it contains outstanding examples of works by book artists.
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