1CODE(X)+1 MONOGRAPH SERIES 2008-9
Three volumes. Berkeley, California CODEX Foundation 2008 5.5 x 7.75 inches paperback 16; 24; 24 pages The monograph series CODE(X)+1 is devoted to the subject of book and print culture with editorial direction by the Codex Publications Advisory Board. This set contains the first three in the series: Why There Are Pages and Why They Must Turn by Robert Bringhurst, Art: Definition Five (And Other Writings) by Peter Rutledge Koch, and Each New Book by Alan Loney.
The book is a durable artifact in which author, reader, and the artisans who make and preserve them enter into ordered and potentially pleasurable relationships. A printed book is enhanced by the materials and processes with which it is made. The book in the era of digital reproduction is an object of pleasure as well as a container of information. To consult information relieved of the pleasures of turning a page, smelling ink, or admiring the binding, we can rely on the internet. The book as ark of deposit requires neither electricity nor fossil fuel to either read or maintain. The book as an object dwells at the intersections of writing and art, philosophy and poetics, science and scholarship. The structure of a book is a sculpture for reading. The meaning is transmitted and the book remains. CODE(X)+1 Monographs celebrate the culture of the book.
This series was printed in an edition of 500 copies on a Heidelberg cylinder press by Peter Koch. The covers were printed from antique wood and metal types in the Koch collection. Price: $ 100.00
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Order nr. 102906
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Bringhurst, Robert WHY THERE ARE PAGES AND WHY THEY MUST TURN.
Number one of the CODE(X) Monograph Series Berkeley, California CODEX Foundation 2008 5.5 x 7.75 inches paperback 16 pages Number one of the CODE(X) Monograph Series. Adapted from The Surface of Meaning: Books and Book Design in Canada, published in fall 2008 by CCSP Press at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver. Robert Bringhurst's essay talks about book design and typography, as well as the future of the book.
This book was designed and printed in an edition of 500 copies on a Heidelberg cylinder press by Peter Koch, assisted by Jonathan Gerken and Shanna Mahan for the CODEX Foundation. The cover was printed from antique wood and metal types in the Koch collection.
Robert Bringhurst is a philosopher, poet, linguist, and typographer living in British Columbia. Price: $ 35.00
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Order nr. 102896
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Koch, Peter Rutledge ART: DEFINITION FIVE (AND OTHER WRITINGS).
Number two of the CODE(X) Monograph Series Berkeley, California CODEX Foundation 2008 5.5 x 7.75 inches paperback 24 pages Number two of the CODE(X) Monograph Series. Includes several essays and notebook entries by Peter Koch related to the craft of making books.
This book was designed and printed in an edition of 500 copies on a Heidelberg cylinder press by Peter Koch assisted by Jonathan Gerken for the CODEX Foundation. The cover was printed from antique wood and metal types in the Koch collection.
Peter Rutledge Koch is a printer living in Berkeley, California. Price: $ 35.00
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Order nr. 102898
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Loney, Alan EACH NEW BOOK.
Number three of the CODE(X) Monograph Series Berkeley, California CODEX Foundation 2008 5.5 x 7.75 inches paperback 24 pages Number three of the CODE(X) Monograph Series. Loney's essay discusses his thoughts on both the physical value as well as the textual value of books and libraries.
This book was designed and printed in an edition of 500 copies on a Heidelberg cylinder press by Peter Koch assisted by Jonathan Gerken and Shanna Mahan for the CODEX Foundation. The cover was printed from antique wood and metal types in the Koch collection.
Alan Loney is a poet/printer living in Melbourne, Australia, where he runs Electio Editions. Price: $ 35.00
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Order nr. 102903
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