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hi all--
i just brought up the issue of wood-glue PVA vs.
bookarts PVA b/c i was wondering if anyone knew the
exact chemical difference b/t the two types of glue. I
think i'll do some more research & let the list know
when i've found something more concrete (no pun
intended!).
Thanks!
felice lau in Ann Arbor, MI
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> 2. pva (2)
> 3. Substitute for YES Paste
> 4. Books for sale / Irwin Primer
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> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 08:09:00 -0600
> From: Karen Hanmer <karen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Chicago Hand Bookbinders Exhibition Opens
> in Milwaukee
>
> Chicago Hand Bookbinders Books About Books
> Exhibition Opens in Milwaukee
>
> One of life=92s great joys is the simple act of
> picking up and reading a=20
> book. For most of us these are simple physical and
> mental tasks that we=20
> take for granted. When done well, books provide
> learning, escape, drama,=20
> comedy, or transcendence. The theme of the Chicago
> Hand Bookbinders 2006=20
> Exhibition is Books About Books, and these books are
> done very well=20
> indeed. If you like books =96 and who doesn=92t =96
> you will come away fr=
> om=20
> this show inspired by some of the Midwest=92s most
> talented bookbinders.
>
> The examples of fine bookbinding include a heartfelt
> reconstruction to a=20
> first edition of de Saint-Exupery=92s =93Wind, Sand
> and Stars.=94 The boo=
> k=20
> =93Centro del bel Libro Ascona=94 is a magical
> assembly of leatherwork an=
> d=20
> handmade paper covers. The elegant bindings seen in
> =93Learning to Read i=
> n=20
> the British Library=94 and =93The Name of the
> Rose=94 are delicate treatm=
> ents=20
> that reference traditional materials and bindings.
> Then there are the=20
> one-of-kind artist books. =93Book with Wings=94 is
> an dramatic, angelic=20
> construction of walnut wings that protect painted
> abaca and cotton=20
> pages. And =93Fahrenheit 451=94 is a timely piece on
> censorship inspired =
> by=20
> the Ray Bradbury classic.
>
> This new exhibit brings the work of the Chicago Hand
> Bookbinders to=20
> three venues, and features twenty-six books created
> by twenty-five=20
> binders from six states. The theme Books About Books
> was chosen to give=20
> members of this group the freedom to express the
> full range of the=20
> bookbinders=92 craft. Over many years the Chicago
> Hand Bookbinders have=20
> shown a great diversity of skill and imagination,
> and this newest=20
> exhibit offers up strong and unique craftwork.
>
> The exhibition is online at
> http://www.karenhanmer.com/chb2006/
>
> Exhibition Schedule:
>
> January 16-March 24
> Special Collections
> University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
> Golda Meir Library, 4th Floor
> 2311 East Hartford Avenue
> Milwaukee, WI 53211
> (414) 229-4345
> M=96F 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
>
> April 4-May 25
> Reception
> Tuesday, April 11, 5:30 - 8 pm
> Northwestern University Library
> 1970 Campus Drive
> Evanston, IL
> (847)491-7658
> M-F 8:30 - 5pm
> Sa 8:30 - noon
>
> June 2-20
> Joan Flasch Artists=92 Books Collection
> John M Flaxman Library
> The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
> 37 South Wabash Ave.
> Chicago
> (312) 899-5098
> M-Th 8:30 am - 6:30 pm
> F 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
> Sa noon =96 6 pm
>
> --=20
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> http://www.re-title.com/artists/karen-hanmer.asp
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> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 09:49:54 -0800
> From: Sarah Horowitz <beyond4s@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: pva
>
> While we're on the subject of pva, what about YES
> paste? Does anyone know if it is archival or at
> least
> suitable for paper? I find it very convenient when I
> need something that is tacky right away and doesn't
> run or buckle the paper. Specifically, I have some
> Japanese papers that are beautiful but rather small
> and want to attach them to make one larger sheet for
> drawing on (and eventually will be hung and
> exhibited
> so it needs to be permanent). YES paste seems to be
> the easiest to work with. Any other suggestions?
> thanks,
> sarah
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> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 13:06:14 -0500
> From: Lavinia Adler <laviniaa@xxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: pva
>
> Stay away from Yes paste for any project you wish to
> last. That's
> according to a multitude of people on this list who
> have experience with
> it. I think one of the problems is that it turns
> brown relatively soon.
>
> Lavinia A.
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> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 11:06:56 -0800
> From: Guffey <dguff@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Substitute for YES Paste
>
> For adhering thin paper (tissue and otherwise) I
> have had very good luck =
> with Rollataq Adhesive. It can be used with the
> applicator or, I've =
> used it quite successfully directly from the bottle
> with a small brush. =
> It is low tack, which allows you to reposition glued
> items, which I find =
> is a plus. According to the label "it forms a clear,
> film coating that =
> will not bleed through--even thin paper. The coating
> is not sticky, =
> making repositioning easy. Material remains
> positionable for 10 minutes. =
> Then, roll it down for a strong, permanent bond. It
> is Non-toxic, No =
> fumes, Acid free, Non-yellowing."=20
>
> d.guffey=20
>
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: Sarah Horowitz=20
> To: BOOK_ARTS-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
> Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 9:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [BKARTS] pva
>
>
> While we're on the subject of pva, what about YES
> paste? Does anyone know if it is archival or at
> least
> suitable for paper? I find it very convenient when
> I
> need something that is tacky right away and
> doesn't
> run or buckle the paper. Specifically, I have some
> Japanese papers that are beautiful but rather
> small
> and want to attach them to make one larger sheet
> for
> drawing on (and eventually will be hung and
> exhibited
> so it needs to be permanent). YES paste seems to
> be
> the easiest to work with. Any other suggestions?
> thanks,
> sarah
>
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> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 15:49:18 -0500
> From: "Paul W. Romaine" <romaine@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Books for sale / Irwin Primer
>
> [I am posting this for someone who is not on the=20
> listserv. Please respond directly to Irwin Primer,
> bliktri@xxxxxxxxxxxx pwr]
> FOR SALE: BOOKS on TYPOGRAPHY and CALLIGRAPHY
>
> All books listed below are subject to prior=20
> sale. Shipping charges: $4.00 for first book;=20
> thereafter $1.00 per book. Insurance and/or=20
> priority mail, if desired, will cost more.=20
> Minimum order: $10.00 plus shipping. Payment=20
> options: Paypal, postal money order, certified=20
> check from an American bank, personal check, or=20
> cash. If you pay with a personal check, I=92ll=20
> wait for the check to clear before sending the=20
> book(s). Seller=92s name and address: Irwin=20
> Primer, 21 Edgewood Place, Maplewood, N.J. 07040,=20
> USA E-mail: bliktri@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> 1) Benson, John Howard. THE FIRST WRITING BOOK:=20
> ARRIGHI=92S OPERINA. (Second study in the History=20
> of Calligraphy, Harvard College & Newberry=20
> Libraries). New Haven: Yale U. Press, (1954)=20
> 1966. Paperback. Clean text (except for some=20
> black marking used to cover an earlier price on=20
> the title page); binding tight. About an inch of=20
> paper cover chipped away from lower spine. A good=20
> used copy. All calligraphers should have this=20
> photographic reprint of a famous and influential
> classic. $3.00
>
> 2) 1978 CALLIGRAPHER=92S ENGAGEMENT CALENDAR.
> NY:=20
> Society of Scribes, P.0. Box 933, [1977]. A=20
> plastic-bound calendar, unmarked; almost new.=20
> Hand lettered throughout, with fine specimens by=20
> modern calligraphers. $4.00
>
> 3) THE CALLIGRAPHER=92S ENGAGEMENT CALENDAR
> 1983.=20
> A Pentalic Book. NY: Taplinger Publishing=20
> Company, Published for the Society of Scribes,=20
> Ltd., 1982. A wire-bound calendar, unmarked;=20
> almost new. Hand lettered throughout, with fine=20
> specimens by modern calligraphers. $4.00
>
> 4) [Exhibition catalogue] JOHANNES GUTENBERG=20
> 1400-1468: EL ARTE DE IMPRIMIR TRANSFORMA EL=20
> MUNDO / DIE DRUCKKUNST VERANDERT DIE=20
> WELT. Stuttgart, Germany [1969?]. This=20
> bilingual catalogue contains brilliant=20
> reproductions in black and white of striking=20
> examples of Gutenberg=92s typography as well as=20
> period engravings on most of its 128 pages. Some=20
> marking on spine and at top of the front paper=20
> cover. Later chapters illustrate developments in=20
> typography from the sixteenth century to the
> present. $7.00
>
> 5) Fairbank, Alfred. A BOOK OF SCRIPTS.=20
> Harmondsworth, England: Penguin Books,=20
> 1949. Paper-covered boards, with some chipping=20
> at top and bottom of spine. No d/j. Except for=20
> owner=92s inscription and date on flyleaf, the=20
> pages are clean and unmarked. Fine examples=20
> of writing from the second to the twentieth=20
> century, A.D.; 64 plates and other illustrations.
> $2.00
>
> 6) Fairbank, Alfred. A HANDWRITING MANUAL. NY:=20
> Watson-Guptill Publications, 1975. Soft-covers;=20
> tight and clean; completely unmarked.
> $3.00
>
> 7) Gill, Cecil; Beatrice Warde and David=20
> Kindersley. THE LIFE AND WORKS OF ERIC GILL.=20
> Papers read at a Clark Library Symposium, 22=20
> April 1967. Los Angeles: University of=20
> California, Los Angeles, William Andrews Clark=20
> Memorial Library, 1968. Contains Beatrice=20
> Warde=92s essay, =93Eric Gill, Typographer.=94 A=20
> 72-page paper-covered tribute to Eric=20
> Gill. Paper covers beginning to brown somewhat,=20
> but the text is clean and tight.
> $5.00
>
> 8) Gray, Bill. LETTERING TIPS FOR ARTISTS,=20
> GRAPHIC DESIGNERS AND CALLIGRAPHERS. NY: Van=20
> Nostrand, Reinhold Co., 1980. Soft covers, very
> good condition. $3.00
>
> 9) INCUNABULA SIXTEENTH CENTURY BOOKS CATALOGUE=20
> 10. Nieuwkoop (Holland): Antiquariat DeGraaf,=20
> n.d. Paper-covered catalogue; 64 pp. of=20
> text with numerous illustrations. Good condition.
> $3.00
>
> 10) Johnston, Edward. WRITING AND ILLUMINATING=20
> & LETTERING. NY & Chicago: Pitman Publishing=20
> Corp., 1946 (first published in=20
> 1905). Hardcovers. Clean text and tight binding;=20
> dust jacket repaired with =93invisible=94 tape.
> $5.00
>
> 11) THE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR ITALIC=20
> HANDWRITING. 35 issues (no. 32 to no. 78, with=20
> gaps), published between Autumn 1962 and Spring=20
> 1974. $5.00 for all 35 issues.
>
> 12) Kushner, Lawrence. THE BOOK OF LETTERS: A=20
> MYSTICAL ALEF-BAIT. NY: Harper & Row,=20
> 1975. Hardback, with good dust=20
> jacket. Discusses mystical meanings associated=20
> with letters of the Hebrew alphabet, with=20
> Kushner=92s own calligraphy throughout. $4.00
>
> 13) Lehner, Ernest. ALPHABETS AND ORNAMENTS.=20
> NY: Dover Publications, Inc., 1968. A=20
> black-and-white reprint of the original 1952=20
> edition. Dimensions, 28.5 X 21.5 mm.;=20
> soft-covered with scuff marks on front cover and=20
> numbers marked on and near the top of the spine.=20
> Binding is firm and interior pages are unmarked=20
> and clean, with not even an owner=92s signature.
> $15.00
>
> 14) Morris, William. A BOOK OF VERSE. A=20
> facsimile in color of the manuscript written in=20
> 1870 by William Morris. NY: Distributed by Crown=20
> Publishers, Inc. for Clarkson N. Potter,=20
> Inc./Publishers, 1980. First American=20
> edition. Hardcover with good dust jacket; text=20
> is unmarked and tight throughout. Fine example=20
> of Morris=92s lettering and decorative art.
> $5.00
>
> 15) Meynell, Francis. ENGLISH PRINTED=20
> BOOKS. London: Collins, 1948. Very good=20
> condition, with 8 plates in color and 21 plates=20
> in black and white. Dust jacket has one small=20
> chip, at top back. Dozens of copies are listed on=20
> bookfind, but none at such a low price. $2.00
>
> 16) Ongania, Ferdinando. EARLY VENETIAN PRINTING=20
> ILLUSTRATED. Venice: Ferdinando Ongania, 1895.=20
> Title is stamped in red and black on the top=20
> cloth board. Quarto, 228 pp., with many=20
> facsimiles of type specimens in red and black.=20
> Errata slip is tipped in. Pages beginning to=20
> brown at edges, but this book is well preserved.=20
> Slight fraying of cloth at top and bottom of=20
> spine. A marvelous resource for typographers,=20
> artists and art departments. This book is=20
> sometimes attributed to Carlo Castellani, whose=20
> essay =93The Art of Printing at Venice during the=20
> Italian Renaissance=94 appears on pp. 9-16 in
> this=20
> volume. $40.00
>
> 17) THREE CLASSICS OF ITALIAN CALLIGRAPHY:=20
> ARRIGHI, TALIENTE AND PALATINO. With an=20
> introduction by Oscar Ogg. NY: Dover=20
> Publications Inc., 1953. Photographic reprints=20
> of three masterpieces of sixteenth-century=20
> Italian calligraphy, Binding tight, and all pages=20
> are clean and unmarked. In very good condition,=20
> for a fifty-year-old paperback. $4.00
>
> 18) Updike, Daniel Berkeley. PRINTING TYPES:=20
> THEIR HISTORY, FORMS, AND USE. Two=20
> volumes. Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of=20
> Harvard University Press, 1966. Very good=20
> condition with two very good dust=20
> jackets. $8.00 the
> set
>
> 19) Ullman, Berthold Louis. ANCIENT WRITING AND=20
> ITS INFLUENCE. Cambridge, MA: M.I.T. Press,=20
> 1969. Intro. by Julain Brown. Paperback; ex=20
> library copy with usual stampings; first=20
> published in 1932. Owner=92s signature on front=20
> flyleaf; otherwise the text is clean and the binding
> is firm. $2.00
>
> 20) Van Mo=E9, Emile-A. THE DECORATED LETTER
> FROM=20
> THE VIIIth TO THE XIIth CENTURY. Paris: Editions=20
> du Ch=EAne, 1950. The hardcover is soiled from=20
> years of use by a practicing artist and letterer.=20
> Top hinge is beginning to crack. Dimensions: 12.5=20
> X 9.5 inches. Richly illustrated, with many color=20
> plates tipped in. The text is translated from the=20
> original French. $8.00
>
> 21) Whalley, Joyce Irene. ENGLISH HANDWRITING=20
> 1540-1853: AN ILLUSTRATED SURVEY BASED ON=20
> MATERIAL IN THE NATIONAL ART LIBRARY, VICTORIA=20
> AND ALBERT MUSEUM. London: Her Majesty=92s=20
> Stationery Office, 1969 This stunning book,=20
> 14.75" wide X 11" high, is well preserved with a=20
> dust jacket in good condition (its main flaw=20
> being the two letters that a previous owner=20
> inscribed at the top of the dust jacket where it=20
> covers the spine). The author, Joyce Whalley,=20
> was a Senior Research Assistant at the Victoria=20
> and Albert Museum in the 1970s and thus had=20
> privileged access to that institution=92s=20
> remarkable collection of calligraphy and early=20
> writing and writing implements. The book has=20
> over ninety reproductions and is invaluable for=20
> anyone studying the development of writing styles=20
> in British culture. A new copy of this book cost=20
> five pounds when it was published in 1969.
> $25.00
>
>
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