COLLECTION NAME:
Artists' Book Collection
Record
Title:
Amongst the Shelves
Creator:
Maryatt, Kitty
Description:
The books were printed on either Somerset Satin or Rives Heavyweight, white or creme. The hard covers were made with Davey board and Japanese bookcloth from Hiromi, while the soft covers were leather or paper (Rives BFK or Somerset Satin). Housed in a bamboo tea caddy. Creators: Alana Gonzales, Amelia Abramson, Michael Rees, Jacky Tran, Erin Sullivan, Madeline Helland, Joe Sinopoli, Rachael Hamilton. Typefaces used (with printer's name): Alana Gonzales: Centaur, Arrighi ; Amelia Abramson: Arrighi, Ehrhardt Italic ; Michael Rees: Centaur, Arrighi ; Jacky Tran: Gill Sans ; Erin Sullivan: Garamond ; Madeline Helland: Arrighi ; Joe Sinopoli: Fournier ; Rachael Hamilton: Caslon Oldstyle. Introduction: "For the last book edition overseen by Prof. Maryatt in the collaborative series started in 1986, we decided to examine the book as an icon. We looked at significant developments in 650 years of printing history using primary sources ... The result is a small library showcasing the continuing importance of the book."
Subject:
Artistic collaboration
Subject:
Books
Subject:
Books -- History
Subject:
Literature in art
Subject:
Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. Metamorphoses
Subject:
Poetry
Subject:
Quotations in art
Publisher:
Scripps College Press
Date:
2016
Language:
English
Type:
Still Image
Extent:
9 volumes : illustrations ; 10 cm, housed in box 10 x 13 x 23 cm
Format/Medium:
Artists' books
Format/Medium:
Accordion fold books
Format/Medium:
Box sets
Format/Medium:
Boxes (containers)
Format/Medium:
Button closure
Format/Medium:
Clothbound books
Format/Medium:
Cutouts
Format/Medium:
Flash drives
Format/Medium:
Leather
Format/Medium:
Linocuts
Format/Medium:
Long stitch bindings
Format/Medium:
Pop-up books
Format/Medium:
Saddle stitching
Format/Medium:
Tape bindings
Format/Medium:
Thread
Format/Medium:
Wood
Source:
Amongst the Shelves, in Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, Savannah College of Art and Design.
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Identifier:
b15615352
Identifier:
i13500909
SCAD Location:
Jen Library (Savannah)
SCAD Location:
SCAD Library (Atlanta)
