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Artist's books

Library of Lost Books project

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The Library of Lost Books project, view of all eight books with The Use of Books.
Books are laser printer on paper (reclaimed book endpapers), each 21 x 15 cm.

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The Library of Lost Books project, 2012, view of all eight books in artist-made slip case.
Books are laser printer on paper (reclaimed book endpapers), each 21 x 15 cm; slip case is made using reclaimed bookram and board.

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The Library of Lost Books project, 2012, view of 'bookplate' hand-painted directly onto the endpaper of The Use of Books.
Acrylic and ink on paper.

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From a set of books made made for the project Library of Lost Books, in which artists were sent books withdrawn from Birmingham City Library. I was sent the book The Use of Books, by Mary Gillespie, 1947, a manual in the use of books and libraries for children. I was interested in the many lists contained in the book. To see the individual books, please navigate back to the 'artist's books' page.