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In the interest of providing a comprehensive resource of information concerning the bookarts, including bookbinding and artists' books we bring you this resource page. Some of these sites are suppliers of hand made artist journals. You may also find related information on the papermakers and suppliers pages. We are actively seeking more information on all aspects of this media.

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Australia

Kez van Oudheusden Australian book artist and bookbinder

Artistbook Gallery Work by Catherine Moore

Peter E. Charuk UWS Nepean

Artist Book Project (Uni SA) Judith Bruton - She is compiling a book on Australian artist's books. See also work from some UniSA students "This virtual exhibition showcases the inventive work of Bachelor of Art and Design Education students. As part of their third year printmaking studies they produced artists' books incorporating a range of innovative printmaking techniques including solarplate etchings, linoprints, digital and embossed prints combined with text."

lyrebird press Townsville publisher of artist books

Graham Galleries specialises in artist books
e-mail editions@thehub.com.au

Melbourne Museum of Printing Typography and bookmaking, printmaker access studio, site under construction

The Victorian Bookbinders Guild

The Queensland Bookbinders Guild The objectives of the Guild are to promote, foster and practise the arts of bookbinding and related arts.

The Australian Book Webring Although not dedicated to artist books, this webring has 120 book related sites in Australia, mostly book suppliers.

Calligraphy Galleries byAustralian Artists This site features artists books by several artists.  

The Lettersmith Artists Books - hand made limited editions From Craig Andrews. Host of the Artists'Books and Book Art Webring

Graphic Investigation Workshop Book from GIW ANU Canberra

Sage Old Books "Our specialty is BOOKS : Online bookshop, bookbinding, restoration and repairs, publishing, editing. Located near Pomona, about 180 kilometres north of Brisbane, on Queensland's glorious Sunshine Coast, we cover the Sunshine Coast, Cooloola and Brisbane areas in person, and the world by mail order. "

Art and Books Website by Sue Wood, Charles Sturt University

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The Rest of The World

Non-Australian Book Artists

Artist Alone Some second-hand hardback books metamorphosised, and some other tantalising work from the UK. Sarah Parker. An unusual site.

Margaret Beech Books and paperfolds from York Uk

Bookworks "Browse through our site and see how our custom wedding guestbooks, journals, and photo albums are made and then pick one that suits your special occasion! "

Fons Bloemen See the book about 'first contact'.

Dreaming Mind Hand made books from Don Drake

Karen Elaine

Wendy Fernstrum "Fernwerks, artwerk informed by nature." Some exquisite books about trees.

Fibre Art Books A handmade book and collage group

Denis Gouey His Bookbinding Studio specializes in fine bookbinding and restoration of books as well as preservation and presentation of important documents , photographs , artwork , and more.

Beth Lee Calligrapher & BookArtist

Janet Maher Artist bookmaker from Maryland, great links Janet's Other Site, and a group exhibition

Norman Sasowsky See in particular The Eleusinian Mysteries Ms (with Fleda Brown Jackson) Homer's 'Hymn to Demeter' illustrated.

Keith Smith Artist books and books on binding books.

Miriam Schaer "In form, my books are kinetic sculptures created with texts, images, papers, fabrics and, often, the objects that inspired the questions my stories seek to answer. "bookworks and wearable texts, artist books by Miriam Schaer"

TIMKRA As an emerging book artist, Timothy Krause utilizes nontraditional materials in a familiar structure to create an unusual and expressive collection of practical and stylized books.

Women's Studio Workshop Artist Books

George Walker Art Books and Prints  

Little Farm Press. Etchings and artist books. "The following books are written, illustrated, hand-coloured, printed and bound by Jane Conneen unless another printer or binder is listed."

Shinsake Minegishi, Canada book: wood engraving

The Secret Books Don't miss this supurb Flash presentation from Colophon. Photographs by Sean Kernan, text by Jorge Luis Borges. Sean's home page.

Artistbooks.com

Emily Martin - Naughty dog press

Eric Alstrom Bookworks

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Events & Projects

Turning the Page International Book Arts Exhibition A Honolulu Printmakers Projects

The Pyramid Atlantic Sixth Book Arts Fair November 1999. Stay tuned for the seventh in 2000.

100 Artists Books. Its an exhibition, its in French, if like myself you can't read French, you can look at the pictures.

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Galleries & Dealers

Gallerie Dhalgren

Art of the Book From Syracuse University Library,

Book Arts Gallery Showing the finest in contemporary book arts, bookmaking and fine press.

The BookMarque Network Dealers in rare books

Colophon Gallery "Colophon Gallery presents curated exhibits that explore all aspects of the fine book arts, both contemporary and traditional. Our emphasis is the illustrated book and related works on paper. The Gallery provides the opportunity for the exhibition of contemporary book artists and publishers. We welcome your suggestions or proposals for curated exhibitions, and for the presentation of recent work by creators of fine illustrated books. We invite you to consider Colophon Gallery as an on-line venue for museum and gallery exhibitions. "

"Four Rivers Books specializes in fine and private press books, Limited Editions Club books, and books on books, particularly books related to fine printing and illustration. We also carry art books."  

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Book Presses

The Alembic Press A Fine Press creating and printing limited edition books by traditional letterpress.

Deep Wood Press

Pequeño Press and Waterleaf Mill & Bindery Books from Pat Baldwin

Private Presses of the UK This web page presents a number of presses who are actively producing books in the UK by letterpress and generally with original illustrations to accompany new texts.

The Book Arts Press (BAP) is a bibliographical laboratory supporting various programs concerning the history of the book and related areas.

Lilliput Press A UK maker of miniature books

Briar Press 

Bridge Press

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Organisations

Paper, Art and the Book Art, paper & artist books

Center for the Book Arts New York

Collophon Modern Illustrated and Fine Press Books

The Guild of Book Workers US National organisation for the book arts

The Miniature Book Society There are lots of links on this site.  

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Lists of links

WOID From Paul Werner, links page

Queensland Bookbinders Guild "There are a large number of web sites that deal with bookbinding and related matters. Listed below are some of the best. Many of these sites also contain links pages and are a valuable resource of information about all aspects of books and bookbinding."

Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts Their links page

Red Eye Links Page  

Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild. Links

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Resources

Book Arts A Book Arts web listing from the University of Alabama

Book Information Website Everything you need about books, with an extensive list of bookmaker's pages, book dealers, European Museums & collections.

Peter Veheyen's Book Arts Web Lots of links.

Resources for Letterpress Printers

Type Exchange Here you will find a listing of available and wanted type. Plus a letterpress list-proc (discussion group) and extensive links page

Minsky Online

Turkish Book Arts

Imprimatur.com, the site for Traditional Book Arts. Check out the links page.

The Bookbinders Toolbox If you are a bookbinder with tools or equipment to buy, sell or exchange, then you have come to the right place! 

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Discussion Groups

Book-arts for Kids a One-List discussion group dedicated to introducing children to the book arts

BOOK_ARTS-L - Book Arts Discussion list: This list is open to all facets of the book arts. These include binding, printing, papermaking, decorated papers, typography, graphic design, and collecting. To subscribe, send e-mail to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU

The Letterpress mailgroup. To join this mailgroup, send a message to
listserv@listserv.unb.cain in which the body reads subscribe letpress Your Name

The type and typography mail group Typo-L. To subscribe, send a message to listserv@irlearn.ucd .ie in which the body reads subscribe typo-l Your Name

"To be in touch with miniature book people online, join Onelist and you can get all kinds of interesting email on MBS@onelist.com ! Go to http://www.onelist.com to join."

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Suppliers

Printers Trading Post Buy and sell printing equipment

Brass Tools You can drool over these objects. Bookbinding tools in brass.


Methods

Ink Corrosion Homepage "This website presents information on iron gall ink; its importance in (art)history; and its slow, self-destructing properties known as iron gall ink corrosion."

Making Books with Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord For Teachers, Parents, and Children


Other

Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts

Red Eye A bookbinding site especially for bookbinders from Chris Lipscombe

The book information website From Cor Knops "This website is devoted to all aspects of books, bookarts, bookhistory, letterpress printing, fine printing, bookschools, book- and paper restoration and conservation, paper and papermaking, bookartists, bookbinding and bookbinders, antiquarian books, booksearch services, bookauctions, individual bookdealers, manuscripts, pop-up books, history of printing."

Artists Books by Jae Williams. An investigation into the nature of the artist book. " This site is dedicated to presenting a more complete understanding of the term artists' books, and providing access to information and resources on the topic."

Bookplate Exchange This site is intended for bookplate lovers to post items for possible exchange.

Colophon Journal "is a revue of modern and contemporary illustrated books and related works on paper. Through the unique opportunity of the internet and the World Wide Web, it will bring the latest news and scholarship regarding fine books to a community of collectors, artists, dealers, scholars, and other lovers of the arts of the book."

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Webrings

The Ex-Libris Webring. A webring of ten sites dedicated to the bookplate.

 

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