Collections
Historic Book Arts Projects from the Museum of New Mexico / Sarah Laughlin, Dana Newmann, and Pamela Smith
Books
REF.BM.1262
1 portfolio : ill. ; 22 cm. + 1 sheet (46 x 61 cm., folded to 16 x 12 cm.)
1984
1988
Printing, Book design
From introduction: "The techniques used by New Mexico's early printers had remained the same for centuries. Copy was laboriously set by hand, one letter at a time. Presses were made to operate by the hands and/or feet of the printer. Paper was scarce and arrived only after a long journey from Europe. It was fine handmade paper. The binding of books was always done by hand. This packet contains a series of projects designed to involve young people in the history and art of the book. Included are craft techniques similar to those used by early printers and book workers in New Mexico and throughout the world. All are hand processes that demonstrate the principles used to produce some of the finest books the world has ever seen."
Contents: Introduction - A Short History of the Book Arts - Development of the Alphabet - Manuscripts (calligraphy, illumination, quill pens, inks) - Bookbinding - Papermaking - Decorative Papers (marbling, crayon-resist batik paper, paste paper) - Stenciling - The Printing Press - Letterpress Printing - Movable Metal Type (typesetting) - Custom of the Chappel (to make a printer's cap) - Relief Printing (felt block, string and glue, nature) - Etching - Engraving (aluminum can, aluminum foil) - Lithography - Monoprinting - Silkscreen Printing (easy silkscreens, box-lid silkscreens, two-color silkscreen prints) - The Anatomy of a Book - Bookplates - Development of the Arts of the Book. Highly illustrated with pocket inserts.