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Sztuka książki w relacjach słowa, obrazu i formy
Book Art in the Word, Picture and Form Relations

Author(s): Jolanta Gwioździk
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: history of book evolution; book characteristics; artistic book; personalized book; books as objects

Summary/Abstract: The book conveys meanings and thoughts of its author. Various visual arts and technological advances met which contributed to the evolution of the book. Books carry meanings and typographic forms, also each book presents a unique perspective where matter changes into material. The author discusses several types of books among which there is an artistic book, a personalized book, and a book as an object. Books are parts of culture of particular civilizations, and they are somewhere between literature, written record and visual arts.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 42-45
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Polish
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