Show and Tell for students: Art and Ephemera in the Bodleian

Altered copy of: Gibson's guide to Stephen's Commentaries on the laws of England (London, 1922), with a substantial shard of glass projecting through the volume.
John Latham, 1921-2006, book artist, Gibson’s Guide.

For students: Tuesday 17 October (Week 2), 1-2 pm, Bahari Seminar Room, Weston Library
Art and Ephemera offers an introduction to finding and using artists’ books and ephemera at the Bodleian with Jo Maddocks, Assistant Curator, Rare Books and Annabelle Hondier, Assistant Curator, John Johnson Collection.

Note: your University of Oxford Card or Bodleian Reader Card is essential for access to the Weston Library.

Registration required: email bookcentre@bodleian.ox.ac.ukmust include subject lineArt and ephemera.

Above is an image of an altered copy of Gibson’s guide to Stephen’s Commentaries on the laws of England (London, 1922), with a substantial shard of glass projecting through the volume, made by book artist John Latham as part of his ‘Skoob’ series. Find it on the Bodleian’s online catalogue, SOLO

 

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