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Pressing MatterSummer, 2007 Number 2 The Publicatio n of the Deleware Valley Chapter of the Guild of BookLearn-a-Technique Workshop

In This Issue:

DelawareValleyChapterGuildofBookWorkers

c/oTheMcLeanConservationDepartment

TheLibraryCompanyofPhiladelphia

1314LocustStreet

Philadelphia,PA19107

area happenings

We adverstised our new short workshops as fast, friendly, and free

and our rst offering was that and more! The workshops, hosted at

The Library Company of Philadelphia, are being held on Saturdaymornings. DVC will provide the coffee and materials; you providethe inspiration.

Graham Watson, a recent graduate of the MFA Book Arts Pro-

gram at the University of the Ar ts in Philadelphia, voluteered toteach a book structure using Tyvek for the cover. Graham shareda structure he developed for a book he exibited in his thesis show.The structure combines the simplicity of a pamphlet sewn into thecover, and the elegance of a limp vellum binding. Beautiful work!

So, lets hear from you. Do you have a technique youd like to share?E-mail your ideas to Jennifer at bindery@librarycompany.org andwell get you on the schedule.

Graham demonstrates preparing the corners as He

Denise look on

Tyvek offers many characteristiGraham enjoys working with

saveThe DaTe!

215 FesTivaL

The Lovingly Bound II book andarts fair will take place on October6, 2007 in Philadelphia. A call forexhibitors is f orthcoming.

Stay tuned to 215festival.com formore information.

Questions?Please contact Kristine Paulus at:kristine_paulus@yahoo.com.

MixeD MeDia, MixeD coMpany:

conjuncTionsaTThe coMMon press

On Exhibit: April 23rd - August 17th, 2007

This exhibition looks at some of the collaborations that have come outof the Common Press, the letterpress studio at Penn, in its rst yearof production, and juxtaposes them against poetry broadsides fromthe Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Founded in commemorationof the 300th anniversary of Benjamin Franklins birth, the Pressprovides a mixed media environment where students interested inthe book arts can move between digital and manual text and imagemaking. It encourages collaborations among writers, printmakers, andothers across the University.

free and open to the public (please show photo ID at entrance)Reservations appreciated but not required

Please email friends@pobox.upenn.edu or phone 1-800-390-1829

Rosenwald Gallery, 6th oor, Van-Pelt Dietrich Library CenterUniversity of Pennsylvania, 3420 Walnut Street, PhiladelphiaGallery hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pmSaturday, by prior arrangement, noon-4pm

Upcoming Workshop: Julia Miller Nag HMeet member Tara

DVC Exhibit opens this fall: Submit yo

Not a Member? Information on HowIntroducing Denise Carbones new

Learn-A-Technique workshops provide a

relaxed atmosphere for the exchange of ideas

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We will soon be taking reservations for this exciting fall workshop. Space is limited, soif you are interested, dont hesitate to reply. The following workshop description wasprovided by Julia Miller:

The purpose of the class is to learn about early single quire structures and touch on theuse of such structures up to the present. The class will make a replica binding of one ofthe Nag Hammadi codices, which date from 4 th century C.E., using a variety of materials,including paper, leather and papyrus. The class will study the history of this nd, howpapyrus rolls were made and divided for codices, and learn in depth about the bindingvariations of the 10 most intact extant covers. Leather paring skills are not necessary.Time permitting the class will also make a second replica binding of a 16 th century Spanishsingle quire binding, which shares a surprising number of structural details with the NagHammadi codices, using a heavyweight paper for the cover. Participants will also makea sampler of the variety of closure systems used on the Nag Hammadi codices and the16th c. vellum binding. Slides, models of 10 of the extant 11 covers and handouts ofrecent research information on early codex structures will supplement the lecture andbenchwork.

juLia MiLLer is now abook conservator in privatepractice after being a seniorconservator on the staff ofthe University of Michiganconservation lab for ten years.

Her focus has shifted frombench conservation to makingand teaching models ofhistorical bindings. For severalyears she has volunteered her

time to describe historicalbinding structures for two

rare book collections at theUniversity of Michigan. Sherecently taught The NagHammadi Codices: SingleQuire Bindings Codex VIat the 2006 Paper and BookIntensive. She curated SuaveMechanicals: Early to Modern

Binding Styles at the U of MSpecial Collections Library in2003. She was guest curatorof a recent exhibit of historical bindings at the William Clements Library titled Elegantto Eccentric: Bindings from the Main Room at the William L. Clements Library (January-March 2007). She will be teaching a week long class on the Nag Hammadi Codices at theMonteascone School in Italy in August, 2007 and is planning to travel to Egypt at thattime to study the original covers of the NHC.

Color-Plate Books From the Collection

The Library Company of Philadelphia is currently exhibiting

vibrant color-plate images produced in Britain and Americafrom the 1760s to the 1890s. In Franklins youth, pictures

in color were not widely available because color was an

expensive luxury. Colored pictures were usually created byadding watercolor by hand to printed plates. Living Color:

Collecting Color-Plate Books at the Library Company of

Philadelphia exhibi ts some of the rst color-plate booksthat went through this lavish and time-consuming process.

Living Color features work by Catesby and Sharp, aswell as artists William Birch, Alexander Wilson, and John

James Audubon. Because the exhibition is arranged in the

order the books were acquired, it also illuminates both theevolution of graphic arts and the work of the librarians

and contributors who increased the collections scope and

quality.

The exhibition is free and open to the publi c Monday-Friday,

9:00am-4:45pm in the Library Companys gallery at 1314Locust Street. Details about the exhibition and the Library

Companys collection of color-pla te books can be found at

www.librarycompany.org/collections/natural.htm .

BookexhiBiTsaT The LiBrary coMpanyoF phiLaDeLphia

The Library Company of Philadelphias

includes many compelling and delightful ithey are highlighting selections throughout t

their small exhibit cases. The following mini-e

currently on display:

pre-ornaMenTeD BookcLoTh showcases th

Conservation Departments exciting contribu

eld of 19th-century book studies. Their arornamented Bookcloth on Nineteenth-cent

Case Bindings (The Papers of the Bibliographic

America; June, 2000) broke new ground, in tha previously unrecognized yet signicant de

of 19th-century bookbinding style and technexhibit features the books that prompted the i

our conservators.

The gooD, The BaD anD The...ugLy? sh

stamps of a variety of creatures on the cover

century cloth bindings. The highlighted books

on topics of popular science, and their staminsects, mammals, crustaceans, reptiles, mol

zoophytes.

The current mini-exhibits will be on displa

September 28, 2007. Get to know the quirky

Library Company!

inTroDucing...

Observations on the Caterpillar StitchSewing Card and Instruction Manualby Denise Carbone75.00 + shipping

to order call 215-440-3413

or emaildcarbone@amphilsoc.org

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To say Tara OBrien is actively involved in the book artscommunity would be an understatement. In addition toher involvement with the Guild, Tara is a member of thePhiladelphia Center for the Book, and InLiquid.

In her artist statement Tara writes,

Entelechy: n. 1. in the philosophy of Aristotle, the condition of a thing

whose essence is fully realized; actuality. 2. in some philosophical systems,a vital force that directs an organism toward self-fulllment.

www.bartleby.com - The American Heritage Dictionary of the

English Language, Fourth Edition. Published by Houghton Mifin Co.

How is life lived?

Perhaps it is a straight line, created by connecting one experience

to the next. Perhaps it is a churning, complicated series of steps:a day to day grind of movement pushed by an unseen force.

Perhaps the documentation of t he small steps is more interestingthan the nal outcome.

Books are a metaphor for the structure of a life. Each spread

representing the process of living and the page-turn is a marker;

a point of reection.

Tara is a graduate of the MFA program in BookArts and Printmaking at the University of the Arts.

She currently works as Manager of the PreservationDepartment at the Historical Society of Pennsylvaniaand teaches classes at various area schools.

You can see Taras work in person at the following locations:

The Icebox, opening July 12th 5:30 - 8:00. Show runs July 11th - July 28thCenter for Book Arts, NY, opens July 12th. Show runs July 12th - Sept 15th

A few years ago I saw advertised in the Guildof Bookworkers newsletter A Guide toExperimental Letterpress Techniques. Thissmall book is written by Barbara Tetenbaum of Triangular Press. She writes, I originally madeit to supplement a workshop I taught for PBIand then discovered that others were interested inthem, too. I sent off my $17 and eagerly awaitedmy guide. I had an edition of one hundred printsto make for the Members celebration portfolioat the New York Center for Book Arts and I

wanted a technique I could have fun with whilelearning something new. I loved the book fromthe start, full of pictures, drawings and beautifulcolor images. Barbara has a simple and straight

forward way of explaining both printing on theVandercook and experimenting with the printing.Barbara writes in the introduction, I realized thatlovely, atmospheric images could be created froma at type-high block simply by placing a collagedpaper image directly behind the printing sheet. Wow! That means cheap, spontaneous and fun.I cut my stencil out of cover weight paper andstarted printing. After many experiments, I had asystem of printing which included the ghost print.Since mine was a project to produce a broadside,I printed my text later on this print using antiquewood type. I went on to make two books utilizingthis technique - Meatball Math and Dance ofSix Dinner Plates on a Common Table. Alsocovered in the book are monoprinting and reliefprinting. The possibilities are endless!

MeeT chapTerMeMBerTara oBrien

Entity, 2007 Tara OBrien

Essence, 2007 Tara OBrien

Diary Project, 2007 Tara OBrien

Diary Project, 2007 Tara OBrien

Delaware Valley Chapter Members of the Guild of Book Workers: New Work

A small non-juried exhibit at the Library Company of Philadelphia

September 28, 2007 to February 28, 2008

Deadline for submission: September 14, 2007

We have two upright wall cases available on either side of the elevators. They measure 54H x 54Wx 15D with two shelves inside. Current members may submit up to two small items. We may show

only one book depending on how many submissions we receive. A postcard and a p arty are planned.

If you would like to submit work, please ll out the enclosed form and deliver (in person or by mail)

to either Jennifer Rosner or Alice Austin at the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1314 Locust Street,

Philadelphia, PA 19107.

Dontmissoutonthisgreatopportunitytoshowyourwork!

The unlimited edition sells for $15 + $2 postage, so$17 total.Checks made out toBarbara Tetenbaum, send to 7907 N. Wabash Ave.Portland, OR 97217btetenbaum@yahoo.com

review by:Alice Austin

Its a Lousy Situation, Broadside, 2005 Alice Austin

BookrevieW

Callfor entries

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chapTersurveyresuLTs

The Spring 2007 Chapter NPressing Matter included a survbetter idea of what our chapterwanted. Of the twenty-nine suout, we had eight surveys returWe learned the following:

1. Our members are mostin learning: attending wand hearing lectures. followed closely with tto meet socially and t

work. Our memberinterested in actually pa lecture or workshopattending one.

2. Our members really lithe newsletter and ten

it right away. They wmost to hear about uChapter events and about other Chapter and their work. Some wlike to hear about locasponsored by other grreviews of shows and few said they would be contribute to the newsl

3. An equal number prefe

informed of Chapter either email or snail m

Some of the above was not sIt seems that our members hawanted to learn more about booWe had a very positive respon

recent newsletter and plan to i nsome of the ideas from the suthis years plans. The biggeswas that our members didnt alwto get information via email. now, we will both mail postcemail members about upcominThis will be followed by email rHopefully we will reach everway!

Jennif

First of all, you must become a member of the nationalorganization of the Guild of Bookworkers (GBW). Anyonecan become a member of the GBW. The Guild of BookWorkers was founded in 1906 to establish and maintain afeeling of kinship and mutual interest among workers in theseveral hand book crafts. All you have to do is ll out anapplication and send in your membership dues. Applicationsare available online at:

http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byorg/gbw/

membership.shtml

Simply print out a membership application and send it viasnail mail to the GBW along with your check. (The GBWhas plans to completely revamp their website so that one canapply for membership online, but that option is not ready yet.)Send the application to the following address:

GBW

521 Fifth Ave

New York, NY 10175-0038

You can also request an application through the mail at theabove address.

The yearly membership dues are as follows:

US resident: $75.Student: $40. (for three years only)Chapter dues: additional $10.

WhaTDo i geTForMyMeMBership?

You will receive the Newsletter from the national organizationevery other month and the Journal once or twice a year. Youwill also receive a Membership Directory that is updated every

year. There are a Supply Directory and a Study OpportunitiesList available online.

Your dues to the Delaware Valley Chapter will bring you thechapter newsletter, Pressing Matter, three times a year. Weplan to host several workshops a year and also a few socialgatherings. Members can attend workshops at a reduced rate.We hope to have occasional exhibits of members work. Ifyou are a member and have an idea of something you wouldlike to do, by all means let us know! We would love to haveyour input and your help.

hoWDo i BecoMeaMeMBeroFThe DeLaWare

vaLLeychapTeroFThe guiLDoF BookWorkers?

GUILD OF BOOK WORKERS. DELAWARE VALLEY CHAPTER.

GUIDELINES

APPROVED AT ANNUAL CHAPTER MEETING 8/9/06

I. NAME: The ofcial name of the organization is THE DELAWARE VALLEY CHAPTER OF THE GUILD OF

BOOK WORKERS, herein referred to as the Chapter.

II. PURPOSE: The purpose of the Chapter is to support the purpose of the Guild of Book Workers (GBW)through establishing and maintaining a feeling of kinship and mutual interest among GBW members in the Delaware

Valley by sponsoring educational and networking opportunities for its members in matters related to the full spectrum

of hand book crafts.

III. AUTHORITY: The Chapter is organized at the discretion of the Executive Committee of the GBW and in

accordance with GBW Bylaws.

IV. MEMBERSHIP: A ll members of the GBW may apply for Chapter membership through application to the GBW

Membership Committee.

V. MEMBERSHIP DUES: Dues are determined by the Executive Committee of the GBW and are collected by theGBW Treasurer prior to being forwarded to the Chapter.

VI. GOVERNMENT: The Chapter shall be governed by a Committee composed of the Chapter Ofcers.The Vice-President and Treasurer of the national Guild of Book Workers shall be ex-ofcio members of the

Committee. The Committee is empowered to ll vacancies in its membership between elections. There will be

one annual business meeting in the spring where the Chapter m embership will review and approve the activities of

the Committee. Changes to Chapter Guidelines may also be submitted for approval at that time. Approval is by amajority vote of those members present.

VII. OFFICERS: The Chapter Ofcers will include a President, a Secretary/Treasurer, a Program Chair, and a

Newsletter Editor. A ll ofcers shall be Chapter members in good standing. The term of ofce shall be two yearswith elections to be held in even-numbered years in the Fall and approved by a majority vote. The duties of the

ofcers shall be:

PRESIDENT: The President shall preside at all meetings of the Chapter, coordinate the activities of the Chapter

Ofcers, and serve in ex ofcio on the GBW Board of Directors. With the Secretary/Treasurer, the President shall

have the authority to approve bills for payment.

SECRETARY/TREASURER: The Secretary/Treasurer shall record minutes of all meetings and shall keep a record

of the Chapters nances. With the President, the Secretary/Treasurer shall have the authority to approve bills forpayment.

PROGRAM CHAIR: The Program Chair shall organize and coordinate educational programs every year and prepareinformation for the newsletter to publicize these programs.

NEWSLETTER EDITOR: To issue a Newsletter three times a year for the purpose of keeping the membership

informed of Chapter business and activities as well as other local events, activities or concerns which might be of

interest to the membership.

Fyi: keeping you inForMeD