16 Friday Oct 2009
Posted in Jane Austen, News
The Fine Books & Collections October 2009 issue has an article on Jane Austen to announce the upcoming exhibit at the Morgan Library & Museum which will run from November 6, 2009 – March 14, 2010.
See the full article here and see the Morgan information here [there will be a gallery talk on November 20th at 7 p.m.] See also my post on this exhibition on my Jane Austen in Vermont blog.
Anonymous 19th-c miniature of Jane Austen - Morgan Library
12 Monday Oct 2009
Posted in Books, Decorative Bindings, Libraries, News
The Boston Public Library is hosting “Bound for Success: Designer Bookbinders International Bookbinding Exhibition”, showcasing a selection of the entries in the 2009 competition:
The 117 bindings on display [first exhibited at the Bodleian Library] show remarkable ingenuity, technical skill, and sophistication. With its impressive range of cultural and geographical differences in the contemporary art of bookbinding, this exhibition offers a fascinating and beautiful overview of the work of 21st-century designer binders.
[from the BPL website]
The exhibition catalogue, Bound for Success: Catalogue for Designer Bookbinders International Competition 2009, which presents nearly 400 of the contemporary bindings entered, is available for purchase at the University of Chicago Press and through Amazon.com.
The exhibit runs through December 13, 2009 at the Boston Public Library. Exhibition dates:
12 June – 1 August 2009 Bodleian Library, Oxford
18 September – 13 December 2009 Boston Public Library
12 February – 6 March 2010 Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco
19 May – 31 July 2010 The Grolier Club of New York
For more information, see the Designer Bookbinders website and click here for information on the 2009 international competition.
