This is the website for the Alcuin Society, an organisation for lovers of books, the book arts, fine printing and reading. Founded in 1965, it is a Canadian non-profit organisation which covers the entire range of interests relating to books and reading, including publishing, book design, bookselling, printing, binding, papermaking and calligraphy. The website provides information on the Society, related activities and events, exhibits and awards, including the Book Design Awards and Bookart International. Other features include a news blog, and a links page, split into categories such as Bibliography, Book Arts, Printing history and Education. In addition, selected highlights from the Society's journal 'Amorpha' are available to read online, including previous issues dating back to June 2006. More details
This is the website of the 'Catalogue Raisonne Scholars Association'... founded in 1994 to serve the interests of authors of catalogues raisonnes of works of art . The website offers: full details of the Association and its officers; the full-text ejournal 'CRSA Forum : Journal of the Catalogue Raisonne Scholars Association' (freely available for download without membership); a Membership List in PDF format; and details of books published. The association also declares itself interested in... adapting traditional cataloguing methods to new art media such as photography and unusual contemporary materials . This will be a useful source for those interested in obtaining the highest standards in publishing fine art catalogs. More details
This is the official website of Circle Press, which was formed in 1967 by Ron King as an independent publishing group for artists and printmakers, who are interested in publishing limited editions of fine art books, artists' books and prints. Originally set up by King, when his edition of Chaucer's Prologue to the Canterbury Tales , 'illustrated with images of large abstracted mask designs' was not published (and so he decided to take on the task himself), the Press has now published the work of over 100 artists. The website contains a catalogue of current work that is available, with artists' statements and images of the works, a history of the organisation, and a list of the museums, galleries, archives, and special collections where Circle Press works can be found, including the British Library, the National Art Library, Tate Britain, Gutenberg Museum, the Houghton Library at Harvard University, and the Yale Center for British Art. More details
This is the website of The Fine Press Book Association, which is an international organisation formed by individuals interested in the art of fine printing to promote printing skills and the appreciation of beautiful books . Membership is open to those with an interest in fine book and contemporary fine printing, including collectors, printers, artists, illustrators, museums and dealers. The website provides information about the Association, including details about 'Parenthesis', the Association's journal, published twice a year, events, including the Oxford Fine Press Book Fair, and the Gregynog Prize. There is also a blog, a section entitled FPBA members' websites, categorised into the headings Presses, Dealers, and Suppliers with links to external websites. There are also details of how to sign up for a regular email newsletter. More details
