International and Comparative Librarianship

DEDICATED TO PIONEERS INCLUDING:
S. R. Ranganathan, P. N. Kaula, R. N. Sharma, J. F. Harvey, D. J. Foskett, J. P. Danton, M. M. Jackson, etc.
This Blogosphere has a slant towards India [a.k.a Indica, Indo, South-Asian, Oriental, Bharat, Hindustan, Asian-Indian (not American Indian)].

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Bound for Glory - Carleton University Magazine

ACCORDIAN STYLE The Library, by Derek Cowan, published 1991. Limited edition of 60 copies, numbered and signed. Printed on one side of a continuous strip, folded in accordion fashion

Historians of book, and library historians, will be glad to read this article on handmade books, and book as a physical artifact prospering even in the digital and ebook age:

"Handmade books glow with a vintage varnish when cast against the sleek gadgetry of the information age," Carleton University Magazine, Winter 2011, by Fateema Sayani, [Photos by Luther Caverly] continue reading

Labels: Book Market, Library history