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Online Resources

The most comprehensive source of online information in the book arts is the Book Arts Web. For tutorials in particular see the "tutorials" page . This is also where you will find the Book_Arts-L listserv, an online discussion group with over 2000 subscribers. It is highly recommended as a place to ask question. The listserv archive is also online.

What is a book, the whatness of bookness, ...

• The Whatness of Bookness, or What is a Book
• Definition of the Artist's Book; What is a Book; BSO's (Book Shaped Objects); Art vs. Craft
• Is It A Book
• What is an Artist's Book by Angela Lorenz
• Minsky on Artist's Books
• A Century of Artist's Books, Chapter 1, by Johanna Drucker
• The Book Art Movement, 1974-1990 by Richard Minsky
• Defining Artist Books, by Ed Hutchins
• Why Book Arts Matter, by Kathleen Walkup
• Journal of Artists' Books: Very interesting reading about the artists's book movement.

Structures

Click here for a large listing of artist's books listed by structure.

Japanese / Asian / Stab Sewn Binding

• Bind-it-fast
• 5-Stitch Bookbinding Style
• Sewn Styles
• History of Chinese Bookbinding

  See also Book Arts at SUL

Concertina / Accordion Binding

• The Magic Box: Fun folded box-binding by Edward Hutchins
• Accordion Styles

Flagbooks

• How-to for Basic Flagbook Structure: Published by Booklyn
• How-to on photographic/single image based flagbooks: Article by Karen Hanmer, published in The Bonefolder, vol 2, no. 1, 2005.
• Flagbook Bind-O-Rama: Lots of examples of flagbooks.
• See Also: More examples listed about half-way down the page.

Sewn Books

• Single Section Pamphlet Stitch
• Linked Stich for Multiple Sections
• Sewing on Tapes: Part of a larger tutorial on binding a complete book.
• Simple Wrappers

Enclosures

• Slipcase: Schematic for a simple "ten-minute" slipcase suitable for smaller books.
• Portfolio with soft flaps.