Bound for Success 2009: Designer Bookbinders International Competition - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1851243526 ISBN 13 : 9781851243525

Editeur : Bodleian Library, 2009

Synopsis

Published to celebrate the winning entries in the prestigious 2009 Designer Bookbinders International Bookbinding Competition held at the Bodleian Library, Bound for Success presents nearly four hundred of the most skillful and creative examples of contemporary bookbinding across the world.

Designer Bookbinders is one of the foremost international bookbinding societies, and this competition catalog features a remarkable range of styles, materials, and approaches to an ancient technique, attracting top binders from around the world. Beautifully designed, Bound for Success is as stunning a book as the bindings it displays. This showcase of the best in modern bookbinding is likely to become a collector's item among aficionados of bookbinding--as well as a handsome addition to any personal library.

Exhibition Dates:

12 June - 1 August 2009 Bodleian Library, Oxford

18 September - 13 December 2009 Boston Public Library

12 February - 6 March 2010 Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco

19 May - 31 July 2010 The Grolier Club of New York

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jeannette Koch is a member of the executive committee of Designer Bookbinders, where she also serves on the editorial board of its New Bookbinder journal. She edited the catalog for the 2009 International Bookbinding Competition, Bound for Success, also published by the Bodleian Library.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bodleian Library
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1851243526
• ISBN 13: 9781851243525
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 112
• Éditeur: Koch Jeanette
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible