Canadian Livres d'Artistes Subjects Artists' books, Canadian; Livres d'artistes; Canadian literature; Illustrated books History The collection has been built up from books received on legal deposit by the National Library of Canada. Description The collection contains Canadian artists' books, and illustrated editions of Canadian literature. Before 1960 there were few livres d'artistes. The chronological emphasis of the collection is, therefore, from 1960 to the present. Only Canadian publications are included. Language English and French. Holdings 1000 monographs. Bibliographic Access The collection is catalogued on AMICUS. NLC subject headings are used. LC classification is used. Bibliographies annotated to reflect National Library holdings (600 of the 721 titles listed): Claudette Hould's Répertoire des livres d'artistes au Québec, 1900-1980 (Montréal: Bibliothèque nationale du Québec,1982) and Répertoire des livres d'artistes au Québec, 1981-1990 (Montréal: Bibliothèque nationale du Québec,1993). Physical Access Material from the collection can be consulted in the Special Collections Consultation Room, 3rd Floor. For further information visit: Service and Opening Hours. Interlibrary Loan: No. Loans are made to institutions for exhibitions only. Reprography: No. Reference Assistance: Yes. Publications Describing Collection Van der Bellen, Liana. - "Sources for the Study of the Book Arts at the National Library of Canada". - Special Collections. V.4, no.1 (1990), p.11-34.