Printing masterpieces (21 pictures)

Today, most people are faced with all the e-books, and publications are not yet a thing of the past,
the more of them there are such masterpieces of the past which is difficult to go and have a look.
I propose to consider the amazing design of the book that will change your idea of ​​books.

Cook Book, which must be baked before reading



 
In order to prepare any meal with a prescription from it, you must first bake the book, only in this case on its pages will be text. The idea of ​​Croatian publishers.

Making a cult book "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury



Read - burned. 451 ° F - is the temperature at which paper ignites. And the book itself - about banned books that burn at the behest of the government.

The book is 360 °





Three-dimensional tale of Snow White by Japanese artist Yusuke Oono. Decorated in a similar way fairy tales attract readers not only the content but also the form.

Book Cigarette Snoop Dogg





I tore out the page - smoked. Pocket-sized book is called "Word-cigarettes» (Rolling Words). Inside it is made of ordinary sheet Cigarette that are harmless ink applied to the lyrics. All sheets are separated by the dotted line and come off easily. Cover made from hemp, and the spine is in the form of sulfuric strips which are typically applied to the board matchboxes.

A hundred thousand billion poems



In the book, Raymond Kwinana only 10 sonnets, but each of them cut into thin strips in one line long. The reader can combine strips in any order - the rhythmic pattern of this does not change, and the picture will become very meaningful unexpected shades. If the reader wants to combine all the possible combinations and will read them out loud clock, it it will take about 200 000 years.

Books sculpture







Nicknamed Brian Dettmer - "book Ripper." It is engaged in "book-carving", carved on the books. He needs a scalpel, tweezers, scissors and books, and the result is a work of modern art.

The biggest book in the world



«The Codex Gigas» original title of this book, but it is still known as the "Bible of the Devil." Who and why it was written is still unknown. Legend has it that it was written by a monk, who was locked up for the violation of religious principles, and he vowed to only one night to write the largest manuscript in the world. When he realized that he could not fulfill his vow that he prayed to the devil, and he heard his prayer.

The smallest book in the world



Tiny "Almanac of flowers and plants" in size 0, 75 mm. It is given the name of the book "Flowers of the four seasons" - it is a guide to all the flowers and plants in Japan. It was created for eight months.

The book is handmade



The book lay flowers from the garden of the artist, as well as the revised pages of magazines on gardening.

Leaky book





Writer DS Foer on the example of his creation has shown that a hypertext.

Suicide book



Pierre Mendell - Swiss graphic designer before his death, published a book in which were listed the important moments of his biography, and at the end of the book the author has set the date of his death.

Wikipedia on paper





Everyone knows that the number of articles in Wikipedia is greater than the number of articles, even in the most complete encyclopedia, so it seemed unreal edition. Designer Rob Matthews created a book, 5000 pages which are the most visited pages of the English Wikipedia.

Book with coffee stains



This unusual book by Martha Heden talks about the benefits of coffee for health.

The bulk of the book Gerschreven Portretten



Books-volume biography made. That is, each book takes the form of the head of a famous person, whose fate it is dedicated. Such unusual biography was awarded to only four. This Jewish girl Anne Frank, famous for her diary, telling about the horrors of fascism, an Iranian-Dutch writer, poet and publicist Abdol Qader, a famous Dutch football player and coach Louis van Gaal, and the greatest impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh.

Book of Hours



One turns "Book of Hours" of the 15th century, written by Nicole Blair. Folded book takes the form of almonds, in expanded form is transformed into a form of "heart».

Source: ibigdan.livejournal.com