The mail-order coin book safe. The bank book for bibliophiles with small change.::Images from About.com
The bookshelf takes over the library!
Here is the redesigned Musashino Art University Library in Tokyo. There are bookshelves everywhere!Designed by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto who based the project on "a series of independent rectilinear book stacks, dispersed to create a field - or forest - of monolithic blocks. Varying in size, with some large enough to contain essential services and ancillary spaces, the blocks promoted what the architect described as ‘an instinct to wander’, recalling how in his experience libraries are places where readers are encouraged to ‘get lost’. Architectural Review looks at the library in this 2010 reviewh/t BOOK RIOT
The Biblio-Surrealism of Jonathan Wolstenholme
Nothing pleases us more here at book patrol than happening upon an artist with a book slant. So one can imagine how excited we got when we came across the work of British artist Jonathan Wolstenholme.Three Wise Books, 2005With a keen eye, meticulous detail, and a deep appreciation for the book Wolstenholme places the codex at the center of his universe. His anthropomorphic style oozes with the love of books.The Collector, 2005Crime Writer, 2003You Cannot Judge a Book..., 2004More images herePrints of some of the images are available here
Ban This Book: "Who Know’s What Horrors Are Hidden Within?
Grant Snider's homage to Banned Books Week over at INCIDENTAL COMICS
A Space Library
Illustration by Lance Miyamoto, 1981.What would you name the spaceship?I think I'm going with The Odyssey