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Artists' Books
This guide will feature many of the artists' books available in UTSA Libraries Special Collections.
Book Arts Movement
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Ulises Carrión. The New Art of Making BooksImportant canonical text on artists' books, first published in 1975.
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The Book Art Movement, 1974-1999A brief history of the book art movement by Richard Minsky, founder of the Center for Book Arts.
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Artists' Books: A Critical Anthology and Sourcebook by Joan Lyons (Editor)
Call Number: N7433.3 .A75 1985A series of essays, written by longtime participants in and observers of the field, provides an in-depth look at artists' bookworks.
Center for Book Arts
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Center for Book ArtsThe oldest nonprofit dedicated to the book as art. Exhibitions, workshops (some pay-what-you-can), Contemporary Artists' Book Conference (CABC) recordings, etc.
Books About Artists' Books
Learn about the history of artists' books! The titles below contain many examples of artists' works. Click on a title to check availability.
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Artists and Their Books, Books and Their Artists by Marcia Reed; Glenn Phillips
Call Number: N7433.3 .G48 2018 -
Masters. Book Arts: Major Works by Leading Artists by Julie Hale; Lark Books Staff
Call Number: N7433.3 .M39 2011 -
1,000 Artists' Books by Sandra Salamony; Peter and Donna Thomas
Call Number: N7433.3 .S35 2012 -
Books: Art, Craft & Community by Ira Yonemura, ed.; Simon Goode, ed.
Call Number: JPL 3rd Floor ; Z4 .B697 2021 -
Freedom of the Presses: Artists' Books in the Twenty-First Century by Marshall Weber
Call Number: N7433.3 .F85 2018 -
Artists Who Make Books by Andrew Roth; Philip E. Aarons; Claire Lehmann
Call Number: N7433.3 .A746 2017 -
Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower: Artists' Books and the Natural World by Elisabeth Fairman
Call Number: N7650 .O4 2014 -
Book Art Object by David Jury; Peter Rutledge Koch; Codex Foundation
Call Number: N7433.3 .C63 2007 -
Book Art Object 2 by David Jury; Peter Rutledge Koch; Codex Foundation
Call Number: N7433.3 .C63 2011 -
The Book As Art: Artists' Books from the National Museum of Women in the Arts by Krystyna Wasserman; Audrey Niffenegger; Johanna Drucker
Call Number: N7433.35.U6 W37 2007 -
Copy Machine Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines by Drew Sawyer; Branden W. Joseph
Publication Date: 2024
The History Of The Book
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The Book by Amaranth Borsuk
Call Number: Z4 .B74 2018 -
Companion to the History of the Book by Simon Eliot; Jonathan Rose
2nd edition
Available as an e-book