| Altered used books are a completely new way to | | | | books to help them to work through personal or |
| change a used book from its original state to create | | | | emotional issues or for many other reasons that are |
| a new work of art that many individuals and artists | | | | unknown to the viewer. Some of these altered used |
| alike have recently found to be an enjoyable form of | | | | books may create certain themes, while others |
| expression. Normally, the artist or individual will take | | | | strictly express the personality of the artist. |
| old, used books that no longer have any value left | | | | Altering books actually began back during the |
| due to the fact that their pages have been worn in | | | | medieval era. During this period it was very common |
| the purpose of creating a new form of value in it | | | | for individuals to reuse their parchment for economic |
| once again. | | | | reasons, which was done by either scraping, rubbing, |
| For individuals and artist to be able to create this | | | | or simply covering the original text. This early form of |
| altered book then these individuals or artists may | | | | altering books was known as palimpsest. Now during |
| want to cut or tear the pages, then they might use | | | | modern times, artists may paint, type, draw, and |
| glue or paints to add collages, gold effects, or pop | | | | create different types of collages on every single |
| ups to their new creations. These altered books have | | | | page as a way to create clusters within the original |
| been known to have pockets created within their | | | | text to express new forms of poetry. |
| pages to hold tags, rock, or other memorabilia while | | | | The different types of materials and equipment that |
| some other altered books have had their shape | | | | individuals and artists will use to create these altered |
| completely changed. Artists of this new form of art | | | | books include a variety of decorative scissors, paper |
| work seem to be very found of various types of | | | | punches, a variety of rubber stamps and inks, paints, |
| Victorian art work, which adds a type of antique look | | | | fibers, brads, embellishments, eyelets, and buttons. |
| to these newly devised used books. Altered books | | | | Other material may include chalks of regular and |
| have become so popular that they are being offered | | | | pastel colors, pens, markers, ribbons, tissue paper, |
| at many famous art galleries and all over the | | | | beads, charms, cording, feathers, lace, different |
| Internet, which is due to their uniqueness. | | | | types of fabric, napkins, rhinestones, and any other |
| Altering books takes creativity and patience along | | | | material that the individual feels comfortable with |
| with any used books that could stand to be recycled. | | | | using. The terrific thing surrounding this new form of |
| Bound used books are used to create this new form | | | | art is that ultimately any type of object can be used |
| of art through what ever means the artist may | | | | in a variety of ways to create some unique form of |
| decide, which can be used as a conversation piece or | | | | art. |
| as even as a journal. Some individuals alter used | | | | |