Beauty in Books is the title of the current display at Beverley Public Library. It refers to the bibliomania and bibliosophia of John Edward Champney, Edwardian resident, book collector and benefactor. He provided the funds to build the Library and bequeathed his art collection to found the Art Gallery. On display were illustrated books by Arthur Rackham and Walter Crane and local works about Yorkshire by the sea. There will be a lecture called "Introducing Champney's books: conserving for future generations".
On the journey over to Britain I read
People of the book by Geraldine Brooks that made me think about books as pieces of art and history. Fascinating story and ideas.
Many of the comments I have received when discussing ebooks relate to books as artifacts, as beautiful containers for the stories within and how we may lose the fascinating visual element of illustrated material. Perhaps I'll go to the lecture and ask about ebooks - there's a lot to think about.
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