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Art in book

Title
Art in book / editor in chief, Lin Shijian.
Publication
Guangzhou : SendPoints, ©2011.

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Additional Authors
Lin, Shijian.
Description
249 pages : chiefly color illustrations; 19 x 30 cm
Summary
  • The physical book is alive and well. Under pressure in recent years from the growing prevalence of electronic formats, the book has reasserted its dominance first and foremost as a tangible object, capable of arousing our senses through the skillful interplay of materials and techniques and just a little magic More than the sum of its content and .
  • Art in Book is a collection of the world's most creative book designs. Only book designs with distinctive features in format, structure, binding, material, technology ect. are selected to be presented with pictures that demonstrate the overall effect, structure, techniques, texture and layout. Meanwhile, more detailed information on materials and techniques is provided through description, aiming to bring to readers not only a visual feast but also a fount of knowledge. Publsher's note.
Alternative Title
  • 書藝
  • Shu Yi
Subject
  • Book design > Pictorial works
  • Book covers > Pictorial works
  • Artists' books
  • Altered books
  • artists' books (books)
  • bookworks
  • Book covers
  • Book design
Genre/Form
  • artists' books (books)
  • Artists' books.
  • Pictorial works.
  • Livres d'artistes.
Note
  • Includes index.
ISBN
  • 9789881562470
  • 9881562473
LCCN
99953005809
OCLC
  • ocn788048156
  • 788048156
  • SCSB-1664454
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library