Going Live from Boekkunstbeurs, Leiden [iBB Live #10]
We are streaming live from Boekkunstbeurs, the Book Arts Fair in Leiden!
Exhibitions
Come Over to the Book Arts Fair in Leiden this November! Talking to Karin Cox [iBB Podcast #23]
This time we are talking about the Boekkunstbeurs, a book arts fair held in Leiden. And our guest is Karin Cox, one of the persons in charge of this fair.
Amazing Medieval Book Covers from Siena – Tavolette di Biccherna [iBB Live #1]
We are trying a new format. During this stream, we plan to talk about Pavel's recent visit to an exhibition Siena in the early Renaissance' that has opened a few days ago in Moscow. We will also discuss some iBookBinding news and probably answer some questions.
BASE – An Exhibition Space for a Single Book – Mark Cockram [Bookish Talk #17]
Earlier this year, Mark Cockram created an unusual exhibition space for books at his studio that is only 76x34x18.5 cm in size. Since that moment he has had several exhibitions there. And that's exactly what we are going to discuss during this Bookish Talk!
Lights, Tunnels, Passages, and Shadows
Multi-media artist Maureen Catbagan has a new work exhibited in the Centre For Book Arts, New York, USA. Lights, Tunnels, Passages & Shadows examines the peripheral spaces in museums and finds a certain transcendence there.
Witty and Sarcastic Prints by Luise Blackbird (Trigger Press)
I'm sure you know this feeling when you see something that really connects with you but are uncertain whether you are ready to spend money on it. That's precisely what happened to me with one of Luise Blackbird's prints.
My Impressions of the Boekkunstbeurs 2019 in Leiden
This weekend was very tiring and intense. But these two days were among the most inspiring and wonderful working days of the year. All because I participated in the Book Arts Fair in Leiden (Netherlands.)
Book Arts Fair in Leiden is Only Two Days Away!
We are almost ready for the Boekkunstbeurs — the book arts fair that is organized but the Dutch printing and bookbinding guilds every November in Leiden. Last year we took part in that event and it was amazing!
Boekkunstbeurs is in Three Weeks — Art of Book Fair in Leiden, Netherlands
It's only three weeks left until Boekkunstbeurs, a fair organized by the bookbinders' and printers' guilds of the Netherlands. It means there's not much time to prepare, but enough time to plan a trip and buy a plane ticket!
Your Only Chance is Tomorrow: The 26th Ephemeral Exhibition of Decorative Binders in Paris
Les Amis de la Reliure Originale is an association that promotes design binding in France. For 26 years it organizes an annual Ephemeral Exhibition to bring together the best French and European professional bookbinders.
“Gutenberg & After” Exhibition at Princeton University Library Explores the Early Printed Books
There are under 50 complete or mostly complete Gutenberg Bibles known to exist today. One of them was a part of William H. Scheide library, that was donated to Princeton in 2015. And it is one of only three books remaining in the original binding.
One of the Twelve Remaining Gutenberg Vellum Bibles is Exhibited in Moscow
Last week an exhibition of incunables opened at the Russian State Library in Moscow. There are many notable objects shown there, but arguably the jewel of the show is one of the few remaining Gutenberg Bibles printed on vellum.
Come Over to the Sint-Niklass Bookbinders’ Fair in Belgium This Sunday!
A year ago I participated in a bookbinders' fair for the first time. And that was the Bookbinders' Fair in Sint-Niklaas near Antwerp in Belgium. It was an amazing experience and this Sunday I go back to that small Belgian town.
Catalog of Exposition Internationale d’Ex-Libris, Brussels, 1929
What I love about international exhibitions catalogs, is the diversity of art. All the works from different artists coming from multiple countries. And that's exactly what you get with the tenth-anniversary celebration of the Belgian Association of Ex Libris Collectors.
Introduction to the British Library’s Current Anglo-Saxon Exhibition
While the current British Library's exhibition Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms: Art, Word, War includes not only manuscripts, books are the main topic here at iBookBinding, so we'll focus on them in this post. Especially because it's manuscripts that the curator Claire Breay speaks about in the video you'll find below.
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