Book Arts
If you make artist’s books or have an interest in binding your own books, here are some bookish references.
London Centre for Book Arts
Based in what was once the heart of east London's print industry, the London Centre for Book Arts is an artist-run, open-access studio offering education programmes for the community and affordable access to resources for artists and designers.
https://londonbookarts.org/Manchester Met Uni's Artists' Book Collection
An artist’s book is a work made, or conceived of, by an artist and demonstrates the creative experimentation with the medium of the book. MMU's collection of artists’ books is one of the largest in the country and currently holds more than two thousand items, ranging in date from the 1960s to the present day. You can search the collection online or view it in person.
https://www.mmu.ac.uk/special-collections-museum/collections/artists-booksThe Tate Artists' Books Collection
Tate Library holds a collection of approximately 10,000 artists’ books dating from the 1960s onwards. The books range in format and structure, and include flip books, concertina books and books made from materials other than paper, such as brick, vinyl, or fabric.
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/tate-libraryThe V&A Artists' Books Collection
The V&A holds a very large and varied collection of artists' books, all of which can be accessed in the National Art Library at the V&A South Kensington. The collection can also be searched online.
https://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/artists-and-the-bookUniversity of the West of England — Book Arts
A website dedicated to the Book Arts and the research done by Centre for Print Research at the University of the West of England. A regular free Book Arts newsletter can be downloaded from this site.
https://www.bookarts.uwe.ac.uk/