Publications

Historical Overview

CBBAG Magazine, Book Arts Canada arts due livre Canada, first issued in 2010, replaced the CBBAG Newsletter and the CBBAG Journal. 

The magazine offers in depth articles profiling Canadian bookbinders, book artists, printers, and papermakers, and covers exhibitions, conservation and restoration, small press and print, education, and more.

The magazine, published twice a year (spring and late fall) is printed in full colour, including articles translated into French in each issue. In 2019 the spring edition was published in paper and the fFall edition was published in digital form only.

Starting in 2024, the magazine is offered to members in either print or digital only versions. Members can also log into the CBBAG website to see digital versions of past issues.

Front Cover of CBBAG Newsletter, Vol.1, No.1



CBBAG Newsletter, a quarterly newsletter to membership was published from the founding of CBBAG in 1983 to 2010 and was packed with articles, tips, and timely information.

The Newsletter served to connect the central organization to all members. They are fascinating reads that reveal insights into CBBAG then and now.

Front Cover of CBBAG Journal, 2007CBBAG Journal had two issues published; one in 2007 and another in 2009.

Paper versions are no longer available for purchase.



RECENT ISSUES

Covers and Table of Contents of the four most recent issues for Book Arts arts du livre Canada are below.

Vol 13, No 1 Summer 2022 

New Life for an Old Tool by Rebecca Villa-Arce

An interview with BC Lower Mainland's Penny Parry 

The Artistry of Art Deco: An interview with artists and author Mary Conley

Shakespeare's First Folio at the UBC Library: An Interview with Dr. Greg Mackie

Books and the Body: Creating an Artist's Book by Risa de Rege

Period Leather Bindings from Scratch: Developing a Personal Collection by Keith Valentine

Textus-Texts-Textiles: Fabric Bookworks by Brendon Edwards | Ella Heiss

A Crafted Typology of the Codex: Book Modelmaking as an Approach to Material Book Study


Vol 12, No 2 Fall 2021 

Newsboard

The Making of a Miniature Faerie Tale by Spike Minogue

A Box for Gabaldon's Outlander by Barbara Helander

The PaperWeight App by Brian Queen

To Turn the pages of my stories: behind, between, beyond by Roxanne Lafleur

The Benefits of Bungling a Bind by Penny Parry

AMAZE: A McGill A-Z Experiene by Leora Bromberg



Vol 12, No 1 May 2021

The Making of a Maker: An Interview with Brian Queen | L’épanouissement d’un artisan : entrevue avec Brian Queen by Carolyn Qualle Translation: Mirela Parau

Bookbinding out of the box by Benjamin Elbel

Winnipeg Graffiti: Making a Glass Book by M. C. Joudrey

More Than Just a Good Read: Funk & Wagnalls Practical Standard Dictionary by Penny Parry

Review: Rare Book Schools Go Virtual: Recognising and Dating English Bookbinding Styles, 1450–1850 by Erica Finch

MEMORIALS  Tara Bryan and Nancy Trottier



    Vol 11, No 2 December 2020

    La Fille du Relieur, an interview with Laura Shevchenko by Eric Aubertin

    Covering, Codex, Tabernacle: Barnett Coilféir’s Cumhdach by Richard Carter

    Identifying fibres and colours in native and invasive plants by Frances Hunter

    Review: Two pamphlets from The Society of Bookbinders by Kari Bronaugh

    online exclusive †  Book Tour: To Have and To Hold Debra Frances and Rosmary Péloquin




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