BOOK ART OBJECT

Folio, 12.25 in. x 9.25 in., pp. 441, [3]. Richly illustrated with 735 color images. Black cloth boards with white title to front and spine. Light rubbing to dustjacket edges. Protected in mylar. From the front flap: Book Art Object is a record of the first biennial Codex Book Fair and Symposium: "The Fate of the Art," Berkeley, California, 2007. The event showcased contemporary artist books and fine press and fine art editions produced by some of the world's most esteemed printers, designers, book artists, and artisans. The foreword is written by Peter Rutledge Koch, and David Jury provides an introduction to the subject. Transcripts of the symposium lectures are included: *Sarah Bodman, Research Fellow, Centre for Fine Print Research, UWE, Bristol: "The hybrid lexicon: an overview of contemporary artists publishing in the UK" *Robert Bringhurst, poet, translator, and typographer: "Spiritual geometry: the book as a work of art" *Felipe Ehrenberg, artist, Mexican Diplomat, former publisher of the Beau Geste Press, London: "Cutting and pasting: metaphor of life" *Dr Stefan Soltek, Director of the Klingspor Museum, Offenbach, Germany: "Recto verso: aspects of contemporary German book art".…