Book Jacket Fluttering - Xianqu Workshop

Author: Sun Yan
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This is another leisurely and entertaining book in the "Xianqu Fang" series, carefully selected and edited. It includes 82 articles by 36 authors. Most of the authors are book lovers who are deeply passionate about books. They include renowned bookbinding artists such as Cao Xinzhi, Qian Junfang, Qiu Ling, Zhang Shouyi, and Lü Jingren, as well as bookbinding researchers like Mo Zhiheng and Xu Yanping. There are also publishers like Fan Yong, book collectors such as Jiang Deming and Ni Moe, and writers like Ye Lingfeng, Tang Tao, Sun Li, and Zhang Zhongxing. Even figures like Lu Xun, who span multiple fields, are included.
The book takes the book cover as its starting point and focuses on modern and contemporary book publications. The articles are organized into five sections based on specific topics: "Cover Art Fun," "The Landscape of Book Covers," "Words on Bookbinding," "Chronicles of Bookbinding Figures," and "Discussions on Bookbinding Art." Accompanying the text are 170 high-quality black-and-white images of book covers, aiming to combine the sensory and intuitive visual appeal of the book covers with poetic descriptions. This not only provides a reference for book industry professionals, scholars, and experts but also offers urban book lovers a concise illustrated guide for appreciation.