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Pierre Ouvrard
Distad, Merrill; Green, Jeannine
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Description for Pierre Ouvrard
Paperback. Num Pages: 132 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: AFT; AKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 204 x 14. Weight in Grams: 644.
One of Canada's foremost design bookbinders, Pierre Ouvrard has prepared more than five hundred beautiful, unique bindings over his fifty-year career. Design binding is unusual branch of the book arts, blending craftsmanship, artistry, and literary sensitivity. In Ouvrard's hands, the book becomes a work of art as fine as any painting. This volume features more than three hundred of his best creations, including the sumptuous Governor General's Literary Award collection. The introductory essays, presented in both English and French, provide a context for appreciating this versatile artist: Alfred Van Peteghem (author and rare-book dealer); Normand Biron (art critic); and Pierre ... Read more
One of Canada's foremost design bookbinders, Pierre Ouvrard has prepared more than five hundred beautiful, unique bindings over his fifty-year career. Design binding is unusual branch of the book arts, blending craftsmanship, artistry, and literary sensitivity. In Ouvrard's hands, the book becomes a work of art as fine as any painting. This volume features more than three hundred of his best creations, including the sumptuous Governor General's Literary Award collection. The introductory essays, presented in both English and French, provide a context for appreciating this versatile artist: Alfred Van Peteghem (author and rare-book dealer); Normand Biron (art critic); and Pierre ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
98
Condition
New
Number of Pages
132
Place of Publication
, Canada
ISBN
9780888643605
SKU
V9780888643605
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99-1
About Distad, Merrill; Green, Jeannine
Merrill Distad is Associate University Librarian for Research & Special Collections Services at the University of Alberta. Jeannine Green was head of the Bruce Peel Special Collections Library at the University of Alberta. She received a BASpec and Master's Degree in Library Science from the University of Alberta and was a sessional lecturer at the University's School of Library and ... Read more
Reviews for Pierre Ouvrard
"As unexpected as it is delightful.. the book sets a new standard for this kind of publishing in Canada, and one expects it will be a long time before this production is bettered." Ralph Stanton (Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada) "This catalog visually documents the vision and passion of a man dedicated to the preservation and promotion of ... Read more