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Archive for December 26th, 2001

Wednesday, December 26, 2001

curious remark

About 40 years ago the publisher Charles Scribner remarked that if books became obsolete he would manufacture candles. Curiously, the production of candles in the USA today is greater, per person, than it was in colonial times and they are persisting in an increasing range of uses all in a context of electrical illumination. Was Charles actually anticipating the future of books in a digital context?

FotB perimeter

FotB has been linked from another aspect ratio, alternative zone, logger,
fear everything

vote for your local FotB dealer

This
Resource Guide maintains reader voting to grade websites on book art. FotB has six visits, but no votes.

***“Imagining the Book” in Alexandria

September to October, 2002, an international gathering of book art makers: ” The core of the proposed project is a workshop, exhibition and colloquium that would bring together artists and scholars representing different languages and cultures to present the book as art, pushing out the boundaries of the concept of ìbookî to highlight the role of the imagination in inspiring and documenting our
journey towards knowledge and wisdom.” (Bibliotheca Alexandrina)

tracking the art vending movement

This character has a writing/lettering design nack . Content is a mystery mix of logger city travels and linked marginalia with tracking of art vending developments. Do we know this person? http://www.calamondin.com/

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