'The artists book is inventive, and part of a ‘diverse, tactile area of contemporary printmaking’ (Selenitsch 2008: 3). Although it is difficult to define an artists book because of variability in the use and combination of papers and materials, display, unorthodox shape and fragility, a general definition could be: ‘An artists book is a book made by an artist, and is meant as an artwork’ (Selenitsch 2008: 5). It can also be categorised as an independent art form and part of a ‘living, changing discipline’ (Selenitsch 2008: 5), where a more specific definition would appear to be impossible.' (Introduction)
