Distinctly blurred: words of women bookmakers

The alphabet provides the framework for this series of reflections by and about women bookmakers. History’s record of bookwomankind is sparser than woman’s real involvement in the book arts, but here in their own words – enlightened or discouraged, grand or trivial, often humorous – some book women from past centuries offer us a glimpse into their lives. The author’s annotations provide historical context, suggestions, for further readings, and unify these diverse women from the personal perspective of a researcher exploring a rich but elusive subject. Letterpress printed from handset type. Calligraphic annotations reproduced from photopolymer plates, illustrations from wood block.

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University of Delaware, Rochester Institute of Technology, Yale University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Duke University, University of North Carolina (Greensboro), Ohio State University, University of Colorado (Boulder), Smith College, Temple University, Rhode Island School of Design, Mills College, Smithsonian, Montclair State University, Syracuse University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Wisconsin (Milwaukee), University of Wisconsin (Madison), DePaul University, Swarthmore College, University of Iowa, Texas Women's University, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Indiana University, Center for Women's History, Temple University Libraries, Vassar College Library, School of the Art Institute of Chicago SAIC Library, University of Colorado Library, Bucknell University Bertrand Library, The New York Public Library, Library of Congress

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Title:

Distinctly blurred: words of women bookmakers

Date of publication:

1998

Place of publication:

Rosendale, NY

Publisher:

Women's Studio Workshop

Other publishing info:

True Bug Press (Seattle, WA)

Subjects:

Women printers, Women in the book industries and trade

ISBN:

189312505X

Dimensions:

23 x 15 cm.

Number in edition:

120

Paging:

[32] p.

Paper:

Mohawk and Fabriano covers, handmade rag paper

Printing method:

Woodblock, letterpress

Typeface:

Caslon 471 and Della Robia handset

Binding:

Bound in extended fore edge paper cover

Structure:

Codex

Funding source:

New York State Council on the Arts, Women's Studio Workshop

Signature:

Signed by the artist

Writer:

Jenny Sapora

Printer:

Jenny Sapora

Binder:

Jenny Sapora