The Cities have plenty of venues for teaching writing or hosting visiting authors, but the Minnesota Center for Book Arts is unique in that it treats the book as an artistic expression in and of itself. Book art is an inclusive term, covering everything from decorative spine-stitching to historical printing techniques to a limited-edition, calfskin-bound book of wood engravings—all of which will be on display in abundance at this event featuring more than forty artists and their handmade books, journals, paper, prints, and other gifts. This is also your chance to see nineteenth-century editions of Leonardo da Vinci sketchbooks and work by the Children’s Book Illustrators Guild of Minnesota. 1011 Washington Ave. S., Suite 100, Minneapolis; 612-215-2520; www.mnbookarts.org
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