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Book Arts Program Lecture Series videos, 1995-2000

Overview of the Collection

Creator
University of Utah
Title
Book Arts Program Lecture Series videos
Dates
1995-2000 (inclusive)
Quantity
24 dvd
Collection Number
A1150
Summary
This collection contains lecture series videos from the Marriott Library's Book Arts Program from 1995-2000.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Audio-visual materials can be fragile and require specialized equipment to play back. For this reason, access to audio-visual materials is provided through digital copies, and it might take longer to provide access to items that are not yet digitized. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, condition of the material, or by donor.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The Book Arts Program at the J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah, offers classes and workshops in bookmaking and letterpress to students and the community. The program's extensive K-12 program includes workshops for Utah educators, and the Treasure Chest of Rare Books, bringing rare books and bookmaking into Utah's classrooms. The Book Arts Program is part of the Rare Books Division of Special Collections at the J. Willard Marriott Library.

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Content Description

This collection contains lecture videos produced by a variety of instructors in the Book Arts Program from the years 1995-2000. The lectures include information on how to make and preserve books, in addition to explaining the history and technique the art of book and paper making. This collection has been digitized.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the A1150 Book Arts Program Lecture Series Videos must be obtained from the Special Collections Multimedia Archivist.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: Book Arts Program Lecture Series Videos A1150, Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Following Citations: A1150.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Collection was organized alphabetically by title.

Processing Note

Processed by Alisa Garcia in 2014.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Board Sheer Demo
    color, sound

    DVD
    • Author: Bill Minter
    • Call No: xZ701 B63 2000
    • The usefulness of the board sheer in book preservation is demonstrated, October 2000.
    Dates: 2010 October
    Container: Disc 1-2
  • Description: Book Arts
    color, sound

    DVD
    • Author: Jean Formo
    • Call No: xN7433.4 F67 1996
    • Jean Formo lectures on her experience in creating artists' books, October 11, 1996.
    Dates: 1996 October 11
    Container: Disc 3-4
  • Description: Book Arts 1997 Summer Intensive Lecture
    color, sound

    DVD
    • Author: Timothy Ely
    • Call No: xNC960 E49 1997
    • Timothy Ely lectures on artistic shapes in nature and in books, June 18, 1997.
    Dates: 1997 June 18
    Container: Disc 5-6
  • Description: The Book Arts Marketplace: making a living as a book artist
    color, sound

    DVD
    • Authors: Edwina Leggett and Dianne Reeves
    • Call No: xZ286 A77 B66 1998
    • Dianne Reeves, book artist and papermaker, and Edwina Leggett, San Francisco artist book and fine press dealer, lead a panel discussion on making a living as a book artist, June 12, 1998.
    Dates: 1998 June 12
    Container: Disc 7-8
  • Description: Bookness
    color, sound

    DVD
    • Author: Philip Smith
    • Call No: xN7433.3 S59 1995
    • Philip Smith lectures on the idea of 'bookness' which describes the qualities of a book, September 27, 1995.
    Dates: 1995 September 27
    Container: Disc 9-10
  • Description: Books of Unusual Format
    color, sound

    DVD
    • Author: Clair Van Vliet
    • Call No: xN7433.3 V35 1998
    • Claire Van Vliet talks about her experience in working with artists' books for over thirty years, June 23, 1998.
    Dates: 1998 June 23
    Container: Disc 11-12
  • Description: Calligraphic Artists' Books
    color, sound

    DVD
    • Author: Carol Pallesen
    • Call No: xZ43 P22 1999
    • Carol Pallesen lectures on book art history and on the history of calligraphy, April 22, 1999.
    Dates: 1999 April 22
    Container: Disc 13-14
  • Description: Calligraphy
    color, sound

    DVD
    • Author: Sheila Waters
    • Call No: xZ43 W38 1995
    • Sheila Waters lectures on calligraphic technique, October 4, 1995.
    Dates: 1995 October 04
    Container: Disc 15-16
  • Description: Guild of Book Workers
    color, sound

    DVD
    • Author: Don Etherington
    • Call No: xZ701 E84 2000
    • Don Etherington lectures on standards for book preservation, October 5, 2000.
    Dates: 2000 October 05
    Container: Disc 17-18
  • Description: Untitled Lecture
    color, sound

    DVD
    • Author: Ken Campbell
    • Call No: xNC960 C3 1996
    • Ken Campbell, who finds the relationship between illustration and text to be problematic, lectures on book design and illustration, September 26, 1996.
    Dates: 1996 September 26
    Container: Disc 19-20
  • Description: Medieval Book Structures and Today's Artist Books
    color, sound

    DVD
    • Author: Daniel Kelm
    • Call No: xN7433.3 K44 1997
    • Daniel Kelm lectures on the influence of medieval books on today's artists' books, October 31, 1997.
    Dates: 1997 October 31
    Container: Disc 21-22
  • Description: Who's Who In Bay Area Book Arts
    color, sound

    DVD
    • Author: Dominic Riley
    • Call No: xZ1262 S35 R54 1998
    • Dominic Riley lectures on artists' books in rare book collections in the San Francisco Bay Area, September 30, 1998.
    Dates: 1998 September 30
    Container: Disc 23-24

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Subject Terms

  • Rare books--Study and teaching

Corporate Names

  • J. Willard Marriott Library. Book Arts Program

Form or Genre Terms

  • Moving images
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