Article Database
ArtSource: Combinines Art Index/Art Index Retrospective and Art & Architecture Complete, and covers over 630 full-text journals, plus full-text books and over 63,000 images from 1929 to the present. Art Source indexes several major artists' book journals, including Bonefolder, Journal of Artists' Books, and Umbrella, and also includes art journals that occasionally feature articles on artists' books, such as Art on Paper, Printmaking Today, Afterimage, and others. Most of these journals are indexed in ArtSource so searching that database can be the best way to find articles from a broader range of sources.
Selected Journals
The Bonefolder
"The Bonefolder, an outgrowth of the Book Arts Web, is a peer-reviewed "open-access" e-journal for bookbinding and the book arts. Since fall of 2004, The Bonefolder has reached a global audience and contributed to the body of knowledge in the book arts both theoretically and practically."
(from the journal's web site)
Journal of Artists' Books
"The Journal of Artists' Books provides a platform for both theoretical and creative expression. As a forum for the study of artists' books, JAB publishes critical and theoretical articles, reviews of artists' books and exhibitions, and commentary on conferences and and other book art-related activities.JAB also regularly showcases creative work in the form of artists' statements and artist-designed pages and covers."
(from the JAB web site)
Umbrella (in print | online)
Umbrella is another of the very few journals that deal specifically with book arts. It features interviews, essays, book reviews, and news about events and exhibits.
