© Copyright 2010 Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf The book is called Sermo in festo praesentationis beatissimae Mariae virginis and it has the distinction of being the earliest known book to have page numbers. It was printed by Arnold Ther Hoernen in Cologne in 1470. More: The First Printed Page Numbers - I Love Typography Life Before (and After) Page Numbers - The Atlantic
Books on Wheels: A Global Jaunt
Antonio La Cava's Ilbibliomotorcarro - Italy Recently we posted a photo on Tumblr of Antonio LaCava roaming around Italy in his three-wheel creation. It has turned out to be a very popular post so we thought we would expand it a bit to feature some wheeled libraries from around the world. From India's first bookmobile to Raul-Lemesoff's book tank the power of the written word remains strong and our hats are off to these dedicated people of the book. Raul-Lemesoff's Weapon of Mass Instruction, Argentina Image (cc) by Carlos Adampol on Flickr Mr Doi. And his bike, Japan Eastern Europe? Bicicloteca, Brazil Kordestan, Iran,...
Visual Libris: 100 artists and the books that influenced them
Fahrenheit 451 by Frank Germano. “Montag and Clarisse” 18” x 40” (framed, approximately 22” x 44”). Ink and acrylic. Inspired by the The Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Conference that invaded Seattle last week artist Siolo Thompson put out the call for artists to create works derived from books that impacted their lives. 100 artists contributed and all genres, from sci-fi to non-fiction, poetry to romance are included. The result is the nothing short of spectacular. Ex Libris: 100 Artists, 100 Books is destined to be one of the bookish exhibition highlights of 2014. The sample below is just a taste of the depth, range...
A Kickstarter Tragedy: ‘sad pictures for children’ goes up in flames
It started innocently enough. In May, 2012 Comic artist John Campbell took to the crowdsourcing platform Kickstarter to fund a book based on his internet comic. It was to be called sad pictures of children. His goal: $8000 Amount he raised: $51,615 Campbell published 2000 copies of the book and all seemed well. Another Kickstarter victory for the book set. Then on Feburary 27th, 2014 in an update to backers titled "It's Over" Campbell goes on an epic rant that culminates in the burning of multiple copies of the book. Campbell even shares a video of the destruction. Campbell says:...
Welcome to ‘Of Interest’ : Fodder for the Book Enthusiast
Welcome to Of Interest, what we hope to be a pretty regular offering featuring the latest items that turn our page from all corners of the book universe. From new books to collectible books, from book arts to artists books, original art to photography, design to furniture. If it has a book slant it is Of Interest. Of Interest hopes to be a reliable, consistent source of fodder for the book enthusiast. And please keep in mind, by supporting the booksellers, publishers and artsits featured here you are helping keep Book Patrol on the beat! Enjoy and thanks for your support. ...