Pages: Innovative Bookmaking Techniques [Paperback]

Linda Fry Kenzle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1998

The author of "The Irresistible Bead" presents a book filled with fresh ideas for creating artistic books, albums, scrolls, portfolios and more. Gorgeous full-page, color photos of all 40 projects allow readers to experience the mood and texture of each book. 160 illustrations. 65 color photos .

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Showcasing interesting and unusual bookmaking methods, Pages presents 40 step-by-step projects that embody various types of book design and assembly. The many beautiful forms include folded books, scrolls, bound books, portfolios, and albums, embellished with embossing, stamping, stenciling, painting, sewing, and other decorative methods. Author Linda Fry Kenzle offers numerous suggestions on uses for these unique creations, such as gardening journals, sketchbooks, scrapbooks, travelogues, baby books, wedding remembrances, day planners, or gift books. Also included are templates for decorative fill-in-the-blank pages that can be scanned into a computer or photocopied on a color copier to use in your own books. Good color photos of striking works by a number of book artists provide additional inspiration.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications; 1st edition (January 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873415477
• ISBN-13: 978-0873415477
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #872,264 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on making handmade books, October 4, 2000

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A. Barrington (Chicago, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pages: Innovative Bookmaking Techniques (Paperback)

This book is a jolt of inspiration! If you think books are just pages of text held between two covers, guess again. After presenting the how-tos for regular books like folded books, turtle wraps, flutter books, scrolls, and bound books, the author shows you how to make them into pieces of art. Some of the examples are purely sculptural! The authors books and those of many other artists are very inspirational. A real kick in the head!

I was so excited by this book I made two books and used the scroll form to make party invitations! Instructions were clear and easy to follow. The map scroll would be perfect for my husband the globe collector.

This is a reference book I will refer to often. Besides the instructional section there is an illuminating section on the history of bookmaking and a good explanation of materials.

I can't find anything here to quibble about, except perhaps it could have been even longer. Feasting my eyes on the pictures has become a pasttime.

For me, this is the best book I have found on making handmade books. I have two other titles, but they don't extend my imagination the way this book does.

As the author Linda Fry Kenzle says in the Introduction, "Books are powerful." Indeed.

31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Basic, May 15, 2000

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Deborah Garcia "Deborah" (Oxnard, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pages: Innovative Bookmaking Techniques (Paperback)

If you've played around making books already, then this is not the best book for you, as its ideas are rather simple, and (sorry) a little flat. The typographical errors in the book were distracting; the author/artist deserved better. However, if you've worried that you're not smart or talented enough to make your own books, or if you're wanting to introduce a budding artist to Book Arts, then by all means, this could be the book for you. It is by far better than the first book I ever bought on the subject -- but it wasn't a good use of money for me at this point.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good beginner's book, easy to follow, May 2, 2000

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Angel Lee "Liocorno Amethyst Moonstone" (Cleveland, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pages: Innovative Bookmaking Techniques (Paperback)

This is a wonderful beginner's book for anyone who wants to start making & decorating their own books or albums. The projects are simple & the instructions are easy to follow. The type is large and all illustrations are in full color.

The book starts out with a brief history of bookmaking. It then covers basic parts of a book. Papers, brushes and other material are then discussed in detail. A section on book themes helps focus your goals.

Actual book construction is next. You learn to build a scroll, photo album, portfolio and a wide variety of folded books. Making a bound book with many different binding pattern options is also demonstrated.

Finally, many creative paper enhancing techniques are shown. Some include stamping, embossing, spraying, sewing & marbling. Several templates, a resource directory and an artists showcase are nice bonuses.