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National Irish Visual Arts Library
"The NIVAL collection of Artists Books is comprised of more than 1000 titles by artists born in Ireland and by non-Irish artists living and/or working in Ireland. The works are made by individual artists, groups of collaborating artists, or artist and writer partnerships. The collection consists of hand-made, letterpress, and published works, both unique and in editions, and created in a variety of materials. Priority for acquisition is given to books wherein the artist has complete control over the creative process.
The library began collecting Irish Artists Books in 1997 and continues to actively acquire new works through donation or purchase."-NIVAL
Go to NIVAL's website to find out more about their selection of artists books through this link.
preach
Préachán is a wonderfully strange artist's book. The pages are bound between two wings and a shaped to match the curves of the bird's wings. In these pages there is an Irish translation of a section from Ted Hughes' poem Crow(préachán being crow in Irish).
Amhrán Grá by Frances Breen
In this grey box with the words 'Amhrán Grá' written on it, a collection of material - a booklet, a small section of sheet music, a CD - can be found. Frances Breen's account of Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh's love story is a beautiful selection of song, drawings and text.
Wooden Book by Jessica Carson
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NIVAL and Artists' Books
To get a sense of what NIVAL has to offer on the subject of Artists' Books, Library Assistant Katie Blackwood has gathered together five artists' books in NIVAL's collections. Below we have laid out this selection, click on the title of each item to be lead to its record on NIVAL's website.
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Buildings of Dublin by Katie Blackwood
Folding out into a colourful array of Dublin's iconic pieces of architecture, Katie Blackwood's Buildings of Dublin displays each building from St. Patrick's Tower to a Georgian townhouse.
