{"id":2692,"date":"2023-03-30T17:15:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T17:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/?post_type=exhibit&#038;p=2692"},"modified":"2025-01-07T22:20:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T22:20:07","slug":"making-the-book","status":"publish","type":"exhibit","link":"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/exhibit\/making-the-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Making the Book, Past and Present"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>JANUARY 17 &#8211; JUNE 28, 2024<\/h3>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_2871\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2871\" class=\"wp-image-2871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2023\/03\/animalium_video-cap-1024x574.png\" alt=\"The exposed spine of a thick medieval book. Everything is beige, and along the spine can be seen the binding as well as words from old pages in medieval script that were used as binding waste.\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2023\/03\/animalium_video-cap-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2023\/03\/animalium_video-cap-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2023\/03\/animalium_video-cap-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2023\/03\/animalium_video-cap-1536x861.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2023\/03\/animalium_video-cap-195x110.png 195w, https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2023\/03\/animalium_video-cap.png 1588w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2871\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Conradi Gesneri medici Tigurini Histori\u00e6 animalium lib<\/em>. Conrad Gessner. Tiguri : Apud Christ. Froschoverum, 1551-1587. x-collection [VAULT FOLIO QL41 .G37], Special Collections &amp; Archives, University of Iowa Libraries. Photo: Sara Pinkham.<\/p><\/div><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><br \/>\nMaking the Book, Past and Present<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> explores the intersections of history, art, and practicality. What can we learn by placing books, materials, and makers from the Middle Ages through today in conversation with one another? Many techniques and materials common centuries ago still inspire contemporary book artists and bookbinders.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Curated by Eric Ensley and Emily Martin, this exhibition features a global selection of rare historic books and modern book art. From medieval manuscripts and early modern works to recent book sculptures, pop-ups, and books that move, these Special Collections &amp; Archives materials shown together make a visual feast representing the strong connection between books and makers past and present.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"button-grid--2\">\n<li><a class=\"uids-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2024\/01\/making-the-book-exhibit-guide_for-web.pdf\">View the exhibit guide <i class=\"fa-solid fa-file-pdf\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"uids-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/making-the-book-media\/\">View exhibit media <i class=\"fa-brands fa-youtube\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"uids-button\" href=\"https:\/\/guides.lib.uiowa.edu\/making-the-book\">Explore the LibGuide <i class=\"fa-solid fa-compass\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Virtual Tour<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/view\/scene\/1817324686128710118\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-original-width=\"640\" data-original-height=\"320\" title=\"Virtual tour of the Making the Book, Past and Present exhibit\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/view\/scene\/1817324686128710118\/accessibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to view the accessible version of this interactive content<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Curator Highlights<\/h3>\n<div class=\"exhibit-cards-container\"><div class=\"liblock liblock__card card__exhibit-media card__exhibit-media--list-item exhibit-id-2692 exhibit-media-id-2896 columns-2\">\r\n\t<a href=https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/?post_type=exhibit_media&#038;p=2896>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_3639.jpeg\" class=\"exhibit-media-image\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A worn medieval book open to a handwritten page in Latin with a doodle of a face included with the script. It is wrapped roughly in a leather binding like a trapper keeper.\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<h3 class=\"exhibit-media-title\">Ad Herennium,14th century<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"exhibit-media-summary\"><p>This book is a truly extraordinary part of the University of Iowa\u2019s medieval manuscript collection. The most frequently surviving medieval books are often the most important or most beautiful, since people are often inclined to preserve those objects for their appeal or use. However, \u201cugly\u201d books like these are rarer survivors though they tell us a lot about early peoples.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<!-- <div class=\"exhibit-media-more\"><a href=https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/?post_type=exhibit_media&#038;p=2896>More...<\/a><\/div> -->\r\n\t<\/a>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"liblock liblock__card card__exhibit-media card__exhibit-media--list-item exhibit-id-2692 exhibit-media-id-2906 \">\r\n\t<a href=https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/?post_type=exhibit_media&#038;p=2906>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_3650.jpeg\" class=\"exhibit-media-image\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A medieval book featuring an illustration of Christ overlaid entirely by what could be described as a 'find the hidden words game.'\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<h3 class=\"exhibit-media-title\">Encoded Meaning in the Page<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"exhibit-media-summary\"><p>Two examples from very different eras demonstrate the hidden possibility with a page of text.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<!-- <div class=\"exhibit-media-more\"><a href=https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/?post_type=exhibit_media&#038;p=2906>More...<\/a><\/div> -->\r\n\t<\/a>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"liblock liblock__card card__exhibit-media card__exhibit-media--list-item exhibit-id-2692 exhibit-media-id-2913 \">\r\n\t<a href=https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/?post_type=exhibit_media&#038;p=2913>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_3667.jpeg\" class=\"exhibit-media-image\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A book from between 1780 and 1820, worn and with text written in looping hand. The recipe on this page is for ink. The transcription is on the page for this object.\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<h3 class=\"exhibit-media-title\">Medical and cookery receipt book, 1780-1820<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"exhibit-media-summary\"><p>Ink can be made from many materials. Find just once version of a traditional ink recipe here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<!-- <div class=\"exhibit-media-more\"><a href=https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/?post_type=exhibit_media&#038;p=2913>More...<\/a><\/div> -->\r\n\t<\/a>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"liblock liblock__card card__exhibit-media card__exhibit-media--list-item exhibit-id-2692 exhibit-media-id-2921 columns-2\">\r\n\t<a href=https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/?post_type=exhibit_media&#038;p=2921>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_3680.jpeg\" class=\"exhibit-media-image\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Medieval text featuring gothic calligraphy and a couple of large illuminated letters, colorful and detailed with flair.\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<h3 class=\"exhibit-media-title\">Psalterium cum Antiphonis, late 15th century<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"exhibit-media-summary\"><p>In libraries and museums, modern makers and their skills are often called upon to repair antiquarian materials. This 15th-century Psalter was repaired by conservator and master binder Bill Anthony in 1985.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<!-- <div class=\"exhibit-media-more\"><a href=https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/?post_type=exhibit_media&#038;p=2921>More...<\/a><\/div> -->\r\n\t<\/a>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"liblock liblock__card card__exhibit-media card__exhibit-media--list-item exhibit-id-2692 exhibit-media-id-2900 \">\r\n\t<a href=https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/?post_type=exhibit_media&#038;p=2900>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_3649.jpeg\" class=\"exhibit-media-image\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Display case featuring four examples of movable books. This page includes photos and descriptions of each one.\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<h3 class=\"exhibit-media-title\">The Art of Movable Books<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"exhibit-media-summary\"><p>Movables have been used in books for centuries and are in regular use for all sorts of reasons to this day. These four books demonstrate the range of simple movable devices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<!-- <div class=\"exhibit-media-more\"><a href=https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/?post_type=exhibit_media&#038;p=2900>More...<\/a><\/div> -->\r\n\t<\/a>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"liblock liblock__card card__exhibit-media card__exhibit-media--list-item exhibit-id-2692 exhibit-media-id-2918 columns-2\">\r\n\t<a href=https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/?post_type=exhibit_media&#038;p=2918>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_3673.jpeg\" class=\"exhibit-media-image\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"What appears to be an illustration of a cathedral is actually printed with type and small shapes in primary colors on a flat sheet of white paper. The work is extremely detailed.\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<h3 class=\"exhibit-media-title\">The City is My Religion, 2020<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"exhibit-media-summary\"><p>For this artist book, many individual pieces of lead ornaments are combined to create the cityscape of Chicago and nine other images.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<!-- <div class=\"exhibit-media-more\"><a href=https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/?post_type=exhibit_media&#038;p=2918>More...<\/a><\/div> -->\r\n\t<\/a>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"liblock liblock__card card__exhibit-media card__exhibit-media--list-item exhibit-id-2692 exhibit-media-id-2915 columns-3\">\r\n\t<a href=https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/?post_type=exhibit_media&#038;p=2915>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_3669.jpeg\" class=\"exhibit-media-image\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"An open book featuring one page of handwritten print and another page with a colorful illustration of two young boys feeding three peacocks in a garden.\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<h3 class=\"exhibit-media-title\">The Loiterers, 1943<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"exhibit-media-summary\"><p>Everything contained in this book, from the binding, to the watercolors and text were handmade by artist Ida Bogue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<!-- <div class=\"exhibit-media-more\"><a href=https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/?post_type=exhibit_media&#038;p=2915>More...<\/a><\/div> -->\r\n\t<\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Credits<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Exhibition Curation<\/strong><br \/>\nEric Ensley<br \/>\nCurator of Rare Books &amp; Maps, University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections &amp; Archives<\/p>\n<p>Emily Martin<br \/>\nAdjunct Assistant Professor, Bookbinding and Book Arts<br \/>\nUniversity of Iowa Center for the Book<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preparation &amp; Conservation<\/strong><br \/>\nBill Voss, Conservator Technician &amp; Exhibit Preparator<br \/>\nGiselle Sim\u00f3n, University Conservator<\/p>\n<p><strong>Design<\/strong><br \/>\nKalmia Strong, Creative Coordinator<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exhibition Coordination<\/strong><br \/>\nSara J. Pinkham, Exhibition and Engagement Coordinator<\/p>\n<p><strong>Installation<\/strong><br \/>\nBill Voss, Sara J. Pinkham, Giselle Sim\u00f3n, Jennifer Miller, Kalmia Strong<\/p>\n<p><strong>Website<\/strong><br \/>\nKen Clinkenbeard, Web Services Specialist<br \/>\nSara J. Pinkham<\/p>\n<p><strong>Virtual Exhibit Assembly &amp; Photography<\/strong><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW124726539\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW124726539\"><br \/>\nSara J. Pinkham<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Financial Support<\/strong><br \/>\nFriends of the University of Iowa Libraries<\/p>\n<p><strong>Special Thanks<\/strong><br \/>\nTim Barrett, Anne Bassett, Madison Bennett, Nicholas Cladis, Rich Dana, Camille Davis, Natalee Dawson, Margaret Gamm, Cheryl Jacobsen, Lindsay Moen, Paul Soderdahl, Kaylee Swinford, Katarina Stiller, Z\u00f6e Webb, Students and Faculty of the University of Iowa Center for the Book<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exhibit\/2692"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exhibit"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/exhibit"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exhibit\/2692\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3056,"href":"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exhibit\/2692\/revisions\/3056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}