The Care and Traning of Your Pet R̶o̶c̶k̶ Book
Greg’s First Blog Post October 3, 2023 I’m in and able to post…………thanks for the patience!!!!!! It was a pleasant experience visiting the Wesleyan Special Collections Library. I sent an email to the library to inquire about a time to view my pet book and within minutes had a response from one of the employees … Read more
Death Masks, Deneberg (1997) The book’s cover material is made of leather. It is a creamy color with a hint of pink. Impressed on top center is the title of the book ‘Death Masks” in gold letters contained in a red background. Four golden trims frame the title piece. The cover is three dimensional. I … Read more
Pet Book Project #1 by Becka Euclid, Geometry (1546) is how this book was listed for our class. My Latin is mostly non-existent, so I’m not quite sure how much of Euclidis Megarensis mathematici clarissimi Elementorum geo metricorum libri xv is the title. I also haven’t figured out how to type the symbol that is … Read more
The Twelve Articles by Jeffery Morin was published in 2001 by the artist’s own printing company, sailorBOYpress located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. This is a handmade art book, and this particular book is number 31 in an edition of 40. It is a very rare book and work of art. In this book, Morin weaves … Read more
The book that I chose to adopt for the Pet Book Project is Common Threads Vol. 60 by Candance Hicks, which was published in 2015. During my time with this book at special collections, I felt as though I was holding an art installation, which is fitting because Candace describes herself as a “book artist” … Read more
Wise, John R. and Walter Crane. The First of May: a Fairy Masque. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1881. I have to be honest I’m not familiar with the work of John R. Wise or Walter Crane. But as an artist myself the illustrations inside this book (every page has an engraving) was the reason … Read more
Let’s start with mise-en-page, and shift up our font! Mise-en-page or page format refers to how your text sits on the page. You should write a careful, detailed description of this. Even if you have an apparently neutral page… …in reality there are several elements creating that experience of neutrality. Neutrality is a convention produced … Read more
Pet Book Blog Post# 1A Midsummer’s Night Dream by William Shakespeare with Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. London, Heinemann ; New York, Doubleday, Page & Co., 1908 I have been an admirer of the illustrations of Arthur Rackham since I was a child. Upon learning about the task of choosing a ‘pet book’ from the Special … Read more
She’s a whimsical thing dressed in buckram-book-cloth boards, a green color somewhere between chlorophyll and parakeet. Small white pores between the subtle cross-hatching lines brightens her texture. She’s adorned with stamped engravings in gold leaf, spelling out the title/author/illustrator and depicting playful illustrations. The book is about 11 by 8 inches. She is a great … Read more