In the library
- Books about artists’ books are found in N7433.3 and N7433.35
- Search term to use in the library’s online catalog: Artists’ books
Some important sources
- Bright, Betty. No Longer Innocent: Book Art in America, 1960-1980. New York, N.Y.: Granary Books, 2005. N7433.3 B74 N6 2005
- Drucker, Johanna. The Century of Artists’ Books. New York, N.Y.: Granary Books, 1995. N7433.3 D78 1995
- Hubert, Renée Riese and Judd D. Hubert. The Cutting Edge of Reading: Artists’ Books. York, N.Y.: Granary Books, 1999. N7433.3 H823 1999
Periodicals
- The Bonefolder: An E-journal for the Bookbinder and Book Artist (free online 2004-2012, ceased publication)
- Book Arts Newsletter
- Bookways: A Quarterly for the Book Arts (1991-1995, ceased publication) print issues may be used in the library, please request
- Central Booking current print issue in the Periodicals section; please request back issues
- Journal of Artists’ Books (JAB) current print issue in the Periodicals section; please request back issues
- Umbrella (digital database of the journal begun by Judith Hoffberg in 1978 and continuing through 2008)
Web resources
- Artists’ Books Online
- BookArtsWeb
- Center for Fine Print Research, UK, publisher of the Book Arts Newsletter
- Gwendolyn Penner’s Book Arts Thesis, “Discovering Artists Books: The Art, the Artists and the Issues"
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