advanced communication technology (18th c)
Howard Dean is using Thomas Paine’s format to incite review of government. He is publishing a pamphlet modeled on “Common Sense” and circulating each copy from hand to hand. The results will be followed on the
Blog for America. Creative campaign, persuasive argument, smart communication!
“Over two hundred years ago, Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet that would light the fire that forged our nation. He called it ìCommon Sense.î Passed from hand to hand, patriot to patriot, it was a call to action for those Americans who believed their government had to change. It spelled out the values of a new republic. And King George IIIówho had forgotten his own people in favor of special interestsówas replaced by a government of, by and for the people. America was born.”
teaching book arts history
“Until the invention of printing, all books were made by artists.”
Artists Books is a portal for on-line resources from Simmons College LIS. They have kindly linked to FotB.
Also vist the
Joan Flasch Artist’s Book Collection.
teaching book action
Futureofthebook and BookLab II have teamed up to produce a teaching set of historical bookbinding models. These will be produced for instruction in book studies programs.