Participating artists were invited to create an imaginative response ‘just beyond the edge of sight’ inspired by these enduring philosophical and scientific questions. Artists were assigned selected scientific books held in the John Martin Rare Book Room or Special Collections at the University of Iowa Libraries. On exhibit are the art works that were created alongside a selection of the scientific books used as inspiration. Join us for a reception on Friday, November 13th from 3:00-5:00pm Spe...

Participating artists were invited to create an imaginative response ‘just beyond the edge of sight’ inspired by these enduring philosophical and scientific questions. Artists were assigned selected scientific books held in the John Martin Rare Book Room or Special Collections at the University of Iowa Libraries. On exhibit are the art works that were created alongside a selection of the scientific books used as inspiration. Join us for a reception on Friday, November 13th from 3:00-5:00pm Spe...

Participating artists were invited to create an imaginative response ‘just beyond the edge of sight’ inspired by these enduring philosophical and scientific questions. Artists were assigned selected scientific books held in the John Martin Rare Book Room or Special Collections at the University of Iowa Libraries. On exhibit are the art works that were created alongside a selection of the scientific books used as inspiration. Join us for a reception on Friday, November 13th from 3:00-5:00pm Spe...

Participating artists were invited to create an imaginative response ‘just beyond the edge of sight’ inspired by these enduring philosophical and scientific questions. Artists were assigned selected scientific books held in the John Martin Rare Book Room or Special Collections at the University of Iowa Libraries. On exhibit are the art works that were created alongside a selection of the scientific books used as inspiration. Join us for a reception on Friday, November 13th from 3:00-5:00pm Spe...

Participating artists were invited to create an imaginative response ‘just beyond the edge of sight’ inspired by these enduring philosophical and scientific questions. Artists were assigned selected scientific books held in the John Martin Rare Book Room or Special Collections at the University of Iowa Libraries. On exhibit are the art works that were created alongside a selection of the scientific books used as inspiration. Join us for a reception on Friday, November 13th from 3:00-5:00pm Spe...

Participating artists were invited to create an imaginative response ‘just beyond the edge of sight’ inspired by these enduring philosophical and scientific questions. Artists were assigned selected scientific books held in the John Martin Rare Book Room or Special Collections at the University of Iowa Libraries. On exhibit are the art works that were created alongside a selection of the scientific books used as inspiration. Join us for a reception on Friday, November 13th from 3:00-5:00pm Spe...

Participating artists were invited to create an imaginative response ‘just beyond the edge of sight’ inspired by these enduring philosophical and scientific questions. Artists were assigned selected scientific books held in the John Martin Rare Book Room or Special Collections at the University of Iowa Libraries. On exhibit are the art works that were created alongside a selection of the scientific books used as inspiration. Join us for a reception on Friday, November 13th from 3:00-5:00pm Spe...

Participating artists were invited to create an imaginative response ‘just beyond the edge of sight’ inspired by these enduring philosophical and scientific questions. Artists were assigned selected scientific books held in the John Martin Rare Book Room or Special Collections at the University of Iowa Libraries. On exhibit are the art works that were created alongside a selection of the scientific books used as inspiration. Join us for a reception on Friday, November 13th from 3:00-5:00pm Spe...

Participating artists were invited to create an imaginative response ‘just beyond the edge of sight’ inspired by these enduring philosophical and scientific questions. Artists were assigned selected scientific books held in the John Martin Rare Book Room or Special Collections at the University of Iowa Libraries. On exhibit are the art works that were created alongside a selection of the scientific books used as inspiration. Join us for a reception on Friday, November 13th from 3:00-5:00pm Spe...

Mary E. Fissell on Making Babies: A Look at an Early Sex Manual” Aristotle’s Masterpiece was the bestselling book about making babies on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean from the late 17th to the early 20th century—but the book isn’t by Aristotle, and it’s not usually considered a masterpiece. First printed in London in 1684, it became a steady seller, going into hundreds of editions in Britain and America. The book provided basic information about sex, pregnancy, childbirth, and infant care to...

Participating artists were invited to create an imaginative response ‘just beyond the edge of sight’ inspired by these enduring philosophical and scientific questions. Artists were assigned selected scientific books held in the John Martin Rare Book Room or Special Collections at the University of Iowa Libraries. On exhibit are the art works that were created alongside a selection of the scientific books used as inspiration. Join us for a reception on Friday, November 13th from 3:00-5:00pm Spe...

A Symposium Sponsored by the University of Iowa Center for the Book and the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship of Scholars in Critical Bibliography at Rare Book School In Micrographia (1665), the first visual study of the microscopic world, the experimental philosopher Robert Hooke argued that knowledge of nature was rooted in human vision, especially as augmented by tools like the recently-invented microscope, and human craft, which built the microscope and made images of the worlds that it revealed...

Join us on Friday, October 16th at 6pm in the K.K. Merker Gallery, Ground Floor North Hall for an exhibit reception for Micrographia: Book Art Responses to Early Modern Scientific Books in conjunction with the symposium Scientific Books and their Makers, October 16–17, 2015, Participating artists were invited to create an imaginative response ‘just beyond the edge of sight’ inspired by these enduring philosophical and scientific questions. Artists were assigned selected scientific books held...

"Great Legacy, Great Prospects: The Historical Bookbinding Model Collection at Iowa" Bill Anthony, the Library’s first Conservator, made replicas of historical bookbinding structures. He used such model making for apprenticeship training. This method proved such a great idea that binding model making has become a craft learning strategy here at Iowa. Soon we were on our way to producing our now famous Historical Bookbinding Model Collection. Over the years Bill’s work has been augmented with...

The Iowa City Book Festival will be held in and around downtown Iowa City.  The UICB and the Iowa City Press Co-op will be co-hosting a table during the Book Fair on Saturday, October 3rd. From 10am – Noon, UICB graduate students will be hosting a free hands-on papermaking workshop for kids.  Stop by anytime during this session and make your own sheet of paper! In the afternoon, the Iowa City Press Co-op, a community access studio for print and book arts, will display member work and...

The annual Midwest and Great Northern Printer's Fair event will be held in Mt. Pleasant and is specifically geared to people practicing or curious about letterpress printing. This event is geared towards letterpress printers, from beginners to professionals. It is a great opportunity for letterpress people to get together and talk, see demonstrations, get practical training on various pieces of equipment, and be able to buy (or sell-off) equipment and materials. Printers can share their...

In this two-and-a-half day workshop, students will learn the fundamentals of gold tooling, focusing on line-work, the most versatile of all decorative elements, which can be used on an entire range from traditional compositions to contemporary design bindings. This class is an introduction for beginners as well as a step forward for those who would like to build on their existing knowledge and incorporate tooling into their own work. Samuel Feinstein is a private practice bookbinder...

Samuel trained at the North Bennet Street School under Jeff Altepeter and Martha Kearsley. He specializes in fine bookbinding, creating unique bindings for individual clients. He has remarkable skill in gold tooling and uses this technique to produce both traditional and innovation book designs. All are invited to attend.