The Book Form
Essays
Web Links
The Whatness of Bookness
This discussion was originally published in the Designer Bookbinder's Newsletter and is now reproduced on Peter Verheyen’s Book Arts Web.
What is a book? by Ed Hutchins
Ed Hutchins is an American book artist. One of the sections of this web page was written in response to a comment in The Whatness of Bookness
Is it a book?
This is a large and interesting web site on nonlinearity in literature and the book arts by Karen Drayne (a.k.a. Powell), Barbara Davison, and Emily-Jane Dawson. This link leads to a discussion on nonlinearity in books. There are also sections on the history and future of the book format.
Bookmaking interlude 1
Concertina (or accordion) books
This web page provides clear instructions on how to make a concertina (aka accordion) book.
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