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3. Codex open

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This was my third artist book. This technique as well as book form is called the codex. Basically any textbook is a type of codex. My book topic if you have not guessed was about writing, specifically poetry. As I am a poet the book contains some of my poetry. Each poem begins with a picture that coincides with it.

I also plan to make another one of these when I have some free time.

Materials Used:

4.7 in x 6 in book
blue oak tag paper
Bristol plate paper
binder's thread
Ruler & straight edges
bone folder
scissors
cutting mat
exacto knife
#2 pencil
eraser
black marker
tracing paper
glue stick
awl
two stickers
collected pictures
Microsoft Word
DeskJet 842C printer
camera used SONY Zeiss Cyber-shot 7.2 mega pixels


The book has become an expressive artistic medium. This is true whether the book combines images with text, or consists solely of images, or contains text only. There are a variety of binding techniques, which can be explored and integrated with appropriate soft and hard cover book structures. The term book arts refers to all types of handcrafted books, including blank books, rebinds, albums,
journals, and artists books. Artists books are those that combine the method used for binding, shape and style of the book, visual images, and the look of the finished piece.

Info © Prof. Burns, Marymount Manhattan College
© Marina L. 2005-present
Image size
2592x1592px 1.66 MB
© 2008 - 2024 MarinaMoon
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Ghostbusterlover's avatar
This one is cute. I like it. :aww: Also really good idea. I might make one codex myself for my poems. :) Of course there are art blocks to buy, but it's nicer to actually make one. :nod: