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Keith A.Smith Structure Of The Visual Book(Expanded Fourth Edition)

Keith A.Smith Structure Of The Visual Book(Expanded Fourth Edition)

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《Structure of the Visual Book (Expanded Fourth Edition)》（中文通常譯為《視覺書籍的結構（擴充第四版）》）是著名藝術家與書籍裝幀大師 Keith A. Smith（基思·史密斯）的經典代表作。這本書是探討手工藝人書籍（Artists' Books）及視覺影像編排的聖經級理論指南。 [1, 2, 3]

📘 書籍核心概述
這是一本關於「概念與結構」的書，而不是教授如何裝裝幀或縫製的工具書。作者的核心觀點是將書籍視為一個原創的視覺物件，以及一種隨時間推移而產生的體驗。它深入探討了如何透過書籍的物理翻頁、時間感與節奏，來組織和呈現影像，而非僅僅將書籍視為承載畫作的容器。 [1, 2, 3]

📐 出版與規格資訊
  • 作者：Keith A. Smith
  • 第四版出版年份：2003 年（相較於 1984 年的初版，此擴充第四版內容幾乎翻倍，高達 432 頁）
  • 出版社：keithsmithBOOKS
  • ISBN-13：978-0974076409
  • 裝訂與規格：6 x 9 英寸平裝本（採用鎖線膠裝 Smyth-sewn，亦有提供未裝訂的單頁版供手工裝訂者使用） [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

💡 第四版主要看點
  • 豐富實例：收錄了全球 148 位當代書籍藝術家、超過 450 幅的藝術家書籍（Artists' Books）照片。
  • 名家論述：新增了長達 19 頁關於攝影大師 Nathan Lyons 書籍作品的散文專章，並透過 Lyons 的 16 幅照片來具體闡述和圖解「影像序列（Sequence）」的概念。
  • 結構剖析：書中精細地探討並圖解了影像在書頁中的「分組（Group）」、「系列（Series）」與「序列（Sequence）」關係。 [1, 2, 3, 4]

📂 主要章節內容
書中將書籍視為一種類似「詩歌」與「電影」的時間藝術，主要章節包括： [1]
  • The Book as Physical Object（書籍作為物理物件）
  • Display（陳列與展示）
  • Picture Relationships（畫面與影像關係）
  • Movement（動態與翻頁的節奏）
  • Structure and Composition（結構與構圖） [1]
這本書對於攝影師、平面設計師、獨立出版出版者以及手工書藝術家來說，是理解影像如何透過「翻頁」產生敘事張力的必讀理論著作。

Structure of the Visual Book (Expanded Fourth Edition) is a famous artist and book binding master Keith A. Smith's classic masterpiece. This book is a biblical theoretical guide to artists' books and visual image arrangement. [1, 2, 3]

📘 Core overview of books

This is a book about "concept and structure", not a tool book that teaches how to frame or sew. The author's core point is to regard books as an original visual object and an experience that occurs over time. It deeply explores how to organize and present images through the physical page turning, sense of time and rhythm of books, rather than just regard books as containers for carrying paintings. [1, 2, 3]

📐 Publication and specification information

Author: Keith A. Smith

Year of publication of the fourth edition: 2003 (compared with the first edition in 1984, the content of this expanded fourth edition is almost doubled, up to 432 pages)

Publisher: keithsmithBOOKS

ISBN-13: 978-0974076409

Binding and specifications: 6 x 9-inch paperback (locking glue Smyth-sewn, and unbinded single-page versions are also available for manual binders) [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

💡 The main points of the fourth edition

Rich examples: Includes 148 contemporary book artists around the world and more than 450 photos of Artists' Books.

Famous essays: A 19-page prose chapter on the book works of photography master Nathan Lyons has been added, and the concept of "image sequence" is specifically explained and illustrated through 16 photos of Lyons.

Structural Analysis: The Book Carefully Explores And Figures The Relationship Between "Group", "Series" And "Sequence" Of Images In The Pages. [1,2,3,4]

📂 Main chapters

The book regards books as a time art similar to "poetry" and "film". The main chapters include: [1]

The Book as Physical Object

Display (display and display)

Picture Relationships (Picture and Image Relationships)

Movement (dynamics and the rhythm of page turning)

Structure and Composition (Structure and Composition) [1]

This book is a must-read theoretical book for photographers, graphic designers, independent publishers and handmade book artists to understand how images generate narrative tension through "page turning".

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