Main entry:

Codex Book Fair and Symposium (1st : 2007 : University of California, Berkeley),

Title & Author:

Book art object / editor, David Jury.

Publication:

Berkeley, California : Codex Foundation, [2008]

Description:

441 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm

Notes:
"This book contains 448 pages with 735 color images, presenting the work of artists, designers, printers, and publishers from all parts of the world."--Jacket.
Record of the First Biennial Codex International Book Fair and Symposium: The Fate of the Art, Berkeley, California, 2007.
Preface by Peter Rutledge Koch.
Includes index.
"Book art object is a record of the first biennial Codex Book Fair and Symposium: "The Fate of the Art," Berkeley, California, 2007. The event showcased contemporary artist books and fine press and fine art editions produced by some of the world's most esteemed printers, designers, book artists, and artisans. The foreword is written by Peter Rutledge Koch, and David Jury provides an introduction to the subject. There are also written commentaries from Crispen Elsted, Canada; Markus Fahrner, Germany; Martha Hellion, Mexico; Jadwiga Jarvis, Australia; and Gerald Lange, USA."--Jacket
Preface / Peter Rutledge Koch -- Introduction / David Jury -- Speakers: The hybrid lexicon: / Sarah Bodman -- Cutting and pasting, metaphor of my lifre / Felipe Ehrenberg -- Recto, verso: Aspects of contemporary German book art / Dr. Stefan Soltek -- Spiritual geometry: the book as a work of art / Robert Bringhurst -- Commentators / Crispen Elsted: Canada ; Markus Fahrner: Germany ; Martha Hellion: Mexico ; Jadwiga Jarvis: Australia ; Gerald Lange: United States of America -- Information and contact details -- Supporters -- Acknowledgements -- Index.

Summary:

"Book art object is a record of the first biennial Codex Book Fair and Symposium: "The Fate of the Art," Berkeley, California, 2007. The event showcased contemporary artist books and fine press and fine art editions produced by some of the world's most esteemed printers, designers, book artists, and artisans." "The foreword is written by Peter Rutledge Koch, and David Jury provides an introduction to the subject." "There are also written commentaries from Crispen Elsted, Canada; Markus Fahrner, Germany; Martha Hellion, Mexico; Jadwiga Jarvis, Australia; and Gerald Lange, USA." "This book contains 448 pages with 735 color images, presenting the work of artists, designers, printers, and publishers from all parts of the world."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents
Table of contents
The Hazel M. Hussong Fund Home Page

ISBN:

9780981791401
0981791409
0981791401

Subject:

Artists' books Congresses.
Artists' books Registers.
Book designers Congresses.
Book design Congresses.
Fine books Congresses.
Livres d'artistes Congrès.
Livres Conception graphique Congrès.
Éditions de luxe Congrès.
Livres d'artistes Registres.
Artists' books
Book design
Book designers
Fine books
Buchkunst
Künstlerbuch
Berkeley (Calif., 2007)

Form/genre:

Kongress Berkeley (Calif.) 2007.
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Annotations 21st century. CtY-BR
Annotations (Provenance) 21st century. CtY-BR
Actes de congrès.

Added entries:

Jury, David, editor.
Koch, Peter Rutledge, writer of preface.
Codex Foundation, issuing body.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 269971
Call No.: BIB 202474
Status: Available