The book is dead, long live the book! Despite critics'claims that technology has dealt a death-blow to thiscenturies old art form, Art of the Book proves that thebound book is indeed alive and well. A comprehensiveguide to printed volumes, this title not only featuresfinished projects but also profiles the techniques andmaterials of book making as well as definitions of theterminology. Organized in chapters Structure, Material, and Technique, the pieces within have been handstitched, bound in velvet, laser-cut, and silkscreened, they were designed to be scratched, shaken, and torn, or coveted, protected, and gently explored. They includea 100-meter long leporello-folded photographer's monograph.