Book design and Bookbinding Books
Houghton Library,U.S. Centuries of Books and Manuscripts
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£18.86
Houghton Library,U.S. A Houghton Library Chronicle 19421992
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£16.10
University of Toronto Press The New Bibliopolis
Book SynopsisThe New Bibliopolis is an important contribution to the study of book history, French sociocultural history, and fine and decorative arts.
£29.70
Grolier Club of New York Selling the Dwelling: The Books That Built
Book SynopsisWith Selling the Dwelling: The Books That Built America's Houses, Richard W. Cheek has assembled more than 200 rare books, periodicals, drawings, and printed ephemera documenting the history of the American dream of home ownership. Beginning in 1775, with George Bell’s reproduction of Abraham Swan’s The British Architect, the catalogue, which supported the eponymous Grolier Club exhibition, proceeds chronologically, covering such developments as the post-Civil War explosion of architectural book publishing, the growing importance of magazines like House Beautiful in the 1880s, the precut homes produced by Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward, the post-World War II home-building boom, the rapid changes to the literature of house building after 1970, and the significance of the Internet, which offered CD-ROMS in place of printed catalogues. Throughout, Cheek highlights the more visually arresting and socially compelling examples of this genre, focusing on books that reveal the character of our country as much as they do the style of our houses.Table of ContentsCollector's Perspective and Acknowledgements Introduction The First American Architectural Books: Builders Guides in the New Republic Honoring the Democratic Ideal: The Heyday of the Greek Revival Popular Taste Making: Pattern Books and Gothic Fantasies Optimism and Mid-Century: Every Man Can Build His House Big Firms, Big Sales: Marketing House Plans to the Nation Passion for the Past: The Colonial Revival Begins Mansions for Millionaires: Beaux Arts Country Houses, 1890-1930 Smaller Homes for the Millions: Plans by Mail or Houses by Rail Bungalows: Artful Houses for the Common Man The Homes We Fought For: Modern or Traditional? More Developments, Fewer Designs: The Demise of the House Plan Book Illustration Sources, Additional Resources, and Bibliography
£38.00
Bucknell University Press,U.S. The Unexpected Dante: Perspectives on the Divine
Book SynopsisDante Alighieri’s long poem The Divine Comedy has been one of the foundational texts of European literature for over 700 years. Yet many mysteries still remain about the symbolism of this richly layered literary work, which has been interpreted in many different ways over the centuries. The Unexpected Dante brings together five leading scholars who offer fresh perspectives on the meanings and reception of The Divine Comedy. Some investigate Dante’s intentions by exploring the poem’s esoteric allusions to topics ranging from musical instruments to Roman law. Others examine the poem’s long afterlife and reception in the United States, with chapters showcasing new discoveries about Nicolaus de Laurentii’s 1481 edition of Commedia and the creative contemporary adaptations that have relocated Dante’s visions of heaven and hell to urban American settings. This study also includes a guide that showcases selected treasures from the extensive Dante collections at the Library of Congress, illustrating the depth and variety of The Divine Comedy’s global influence. The Unexpected Dante is thus a boon to both Dante scholars and aficionados of this literary masterpiece. Published by Bucknell University Press in association with the Library of Congress. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.Trade Review"This richly illustrated volume showcases the critical importance of the Library of Congress’s long-term collecting interests in Dante. Five insightful essays by eminent scholars focus on the historical development of the Library’s Dante holdings and various aspects of the Divine Comedy: the emblematic nature of musical instruments, the thorny question of Cato’s unusual presence in Purgatory, Sandow Birk’s thought-provoking illustrations, and the fortunes of the first illustrated edition of the Comedy (Florence, 1481). A useful annotated bibliography of selected Danteana in the LC collection closes this invaluable contribution." -- Christopher Kleinhenz * editor of Medieval Italy: An Encyclopedia *"The Unexpected Dante is an impressive, finely produced volume worthy of the poet's 700th anniversary. In addition to its highly informative introduction and essays, its splendid display of illustrations, manuscript images, and artworks bring Dante and the editorial history of his poem alive before our eyes." -- Robert Pogue Harrison * author of Juvenescence: A Cultural History of Our Age *Table of ContentsForeword Carla D. Hayden Preface Lucia Alma Wolf Abbreviations and Alternate Names Source Abbreviations Chapter 1: Crossing Borders: The Library of Congress Dante Collections Lucia Alma Wolf Chapter 2: Notes on Musical Instruments in Dante’s Divine Comedy Francesco Ciabattoni Chapter 3: The Mystery of Dante’s Cato in the Light of Roman Law Bernardo Piciché Chapter 4: Dante in a Global World: Sandow Birk’s Divine Comedy Kristina M. Olson Chapter 5: A Florentine First: Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy in Print, 1481 Edition: Observations and Discoveries Sylvia Rodgers Albro Chapter 6: Crossing Borders with the Divine Comedy: Catalog of Selected Works from the Library of Congress Lucia Alma Wolf Acknowledgements Bibliography Contributors Credits Index
£32.30
Bucknell University Press,U.S. The Unexpected Dante: Perspectives on the Divine
Book SynopsisDante Alighieri’s long poem The Divine Comedy has been one of the foundational texts of European literature for over 700 years. Yet many mysteries still remain about the symbolism of this richly layered literary work, which has been interpreted in many different ways over the centuries. The Unexpected Dante brings together five leading scholars who offer fresh perspectives on the meanings and reception of The Divine Comedy. Some investigate Dante’s intentions by exploring the poem’s esoteric allusions to topics ranging from musical instruments to Roman law. Others examine the poem’s long afterlife and reception in the United States, with chapters showcasing new discoveries about Nicolaus de Laurentii’s 1481 edition of Commedia and the creative contemporary adaptations that have relocated Dante’s visions of heaven and hell to urban American settings. This study also includes a guide that showcases selected treasures from the extensive Dante collections at the Library of Congress, illustrating the depth and variety of The Divine Comedy’s global influence. The Unexpected Dante is thus a boon to both Dante scholars and aficionados of this literary masterpiece. Published by Bucknell University Press in association with the Library of Congress. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.Trade Review"This richly illustrated volume showcases the critical importance of the Library of Congress’s long-term collecting interests in Dante. Five insightful essays by eminent scholars focus on the historical development of the Library’s Dante holdings and various aspects of the Divine Comedy: the emblematic nature of musical instruments, the thorny question of Cato’s unusual presence in Purgatory, Sandow Birk’s thought-provoking illustrations, and the fortunes of the first illustrated edition of the Comedy (Florence, 1481). A useful annotated bibliography of selected Danteana in the LC collection closes this invaluable contribution." -- Christopher Kleinhenz * editor of Medieval Italy: An Encyclopedia *"The Unexpected Dante is an impressive, finely produced volume worthy of the poet's 700th anniversary. In addition to its highly informative introduction and essays, its splendid display of illustrations, manuscript images, and artworks bring Dante and the editorial history of his poem alive before our eyes." -- Robert Pogue Harrison * author of Juvenescence: A Cultural History of Our Age *"This richly illustrated volume showcases the critical importance of the Library of Congress’s long-term collecting interests in Dante. Five insightful essays by eminent scholars focus on the historical development of the Library’s Dante holdings and various aspects of the Divine Comedy: the emblematic nature of musical instruments, the thorny question of Cato’s unusual presence in Purgatory, Sandow Birk’s thought-provoking illustrations, and the fortunes of the first illustrated edition of the Comedy (Florence, 1481). A useful annotated bibliography of selected Danteana in the LC collection closes this invaluable contribution." -- Christopher Kleinhenz * editor of Medieval Italy: An Encyclopedia *"The Unexpected Dante is an impressive, finely produced volume worthy of the poet's 700th anniversary. In addition to its highly informative introduction and essays, its splendid display of illustrations, manuscript images, and artworks bring Dante and the editorial history of his poem alive before our eyes." -- Robert Pogue Harrison * author of Juvenescence: A Cultural History of Our Age *Table of ContentsForeword Carla D. Hayden Preface Lucia Alma Wolf Abbreviations and Alternate Names Source Abbreviations Chapter 1: Crossing Borders: The Library of Congress Dante Collections Lucia Alma Wolf Chapter 2: Notes on Musical Instruments in Dante’s Divine Comedy Francesco Ciabattoni Chapter 3: The Mystery of Dante’s Cato in the Light of Roman Law Bernardo Piciché Chapter 4: Dante in a Global World: Sandow Birk’s Divine Comedy Kristina M. Olson Chapter 5: A Florentine First: Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy in Print, 1481 Edition: Observations and Discoveries Sylvia Rodgers Albro Chapter 6: Crossing Borders with the Divine Comedy: Catalog of Selected Works from the Library of Congress Lucia Alma Wolf Acknowledgements Bibliography Contributors Credits Index
£59.20
Bodleian Library Gathering of Leaves, A: Catalogue for Designer
Book SynopsisPlants and gardens play a central role in life on Earth. They have provided food, clothing, shelter, medicines, employment, leisure and enjoyment throughout history. Both also have many symbolic uses in art, mythology and literature, making plants and gardens the perfect theme for the Designer Bookbinders fourth International Competition held at the Bodleian Library in 2022. The chosen theme also celebrates 400 years since the founding of Oxford Botanic Garden. This beautiful catalogue features richly illustrated texts and finely printed volumes which are bound with skill and creativity using varied materials by binders from all over the world. The fourth in a series following on from 'Bound for Success' in 2009, 'Prize Volumes' in 2013 and 'Heroic Works' in 2017, 'A Gathering of Leaves' is a celebration of the stunningly inventive winning bindings featured alongside all the competition entries.Table of ContentsContents Foreword Mark Getty Preface Richard Ovenden Introduction Lester Capon Competition Entries First prize Second prize Distinguished winners Oxford University students’ choice Competition entries: the full picture Contact list for entrants
£25.50
RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press The Art of the Book in the Twentieth Century
Book SynopsisThrough the selection of eleven master designers, Jerry Kelly illustrates a wide range of styles: from classically inspired design and historical revival, to novel and modern layouts. Throughout the twentieth century, modern design theories in combination with newer printing technologies offered book designers far more options than were previously available to them. Utilizing these resources, some skillful artisans produced stunning designs in period style, arranging modern re-cuttings of early type designs with historical decoration that resulted in the creation of truly beautiful books; while others preferred a more contemporary aesthetic, building upon earlier principles in a fresh, novel manner. Through the selection of eleven master designers, Jerry Kelly illustrates a wide range of styles: from classically inspired design and historical revival, tonovel and modern layouts. He describes the care with which each designer combined typographic elements in their own unique way. The selection of these designers, ranging from Updike to Zapf, is only a small sampling of the practitioners that the twentieth century produced, but they are indicative of the wide range of book design styles achieved during this exceptionally dynamic century. JERRY KELLY is an award winning designer, calligrapher and printer working in New York City.
£27.00
Hoaki Book Design: From the Basics to the most
Book SynopsisThis publication offers a comprehensive and inspirational approach to book production and design in the broadest possible sense: from printing techniques to paper specifications, page layouts to cover design, and printing finishes to types of binding. Full of examples and tips on how to come up with the best solutions in book design while focusing on the features that make them truly engaging, it also includes an introduction to the history of books. Within these pages, you’ll gain insight into the operation of a printing company to understand the key features behind the process, as the best results often come from knowledge of what can be achieved from a technical point of view. The last section showcases notable examples of contemporary book design, including detailed information and interviews with graphic designers from all over the world.
£31.99
Cambridge University Press The English Provincial Printers Stationers and Bookbinders to 1557
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£29.44
Cambridge University Press Illuminating the Word in the Early Middle Ages
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£109.25
Cambridge University Press William Blake and Romantic Biology
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£85.50
Cambridge University Press Humanists and Bookbinders The Origins and Diffusion of Humanistic Bookbinding 14591559
Book SynopsisWhen it was first published in 1990, this book was an important study (the first for over sixty years) of north Italian and Parisian bindings by a distinguished authority who has elegantly considered the twin claims of ornament and patronage.Table of ContentsList of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. The Paduan antiquaries; 2. Italy: the fifteenth century; 3. The humanistic binding: Islamic sources; 4. The humanistic binding: classical sources; 5. Coins, medals and plaquettes: Italy; 6. Medals and plaquettes: northern Europe; 7. Filigree, facades and fortune; 8. The bindings of the Fontainebleau Library Census of historiated plaquette and medallion bindings of the Renaissance; Appendices: 1. The use of pasteboard in binding; 2. Bindings attributed to Felice Feliciano; 3. The Codex Lippomano: Jacopo Tiraboschi, Carmina; 4. Bindings attributed to Masone di Maio; 5. Fortune and Cupid in Padua; 6. Bindings of Greek and oriental manuscripts and printed books in the Fontainebleau Library, classified by type of ornament; 7. Jean Grolier's binders; Bibliography; Indices; Manuscripts; Books printed before 1600; Owners of books printed before 1600; General.
£37.99
Cambridge University Press Printers Stationers and Bookbinders of London and
Book SynopsisEdward Gordon Duff (18631924) was a librarian and bibliographer with a particular interest in the early history of the printed book. This 1899 work examines the fifteenth-century book trade in London its printers, booksellers and bookbinders and shows how much it depended on European book importers and craftsmen.Table of Contents1. The printers at Westminster; 2. The printers at London; 3. The stationers; 4. The bookbinders; English printing on vellum to the end of the year 1600; Appendix.
£19.99
Random House USA Inc The Paper Trail An Unexpected History of a
Book SynopsisThe Paper Trail is the two-millennia-long history of how a simple Chinese invention changed the course of human events. Tracing the emergence of paper from the imperial court of Han China to its subsequent journeys to Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, through the empire of the Abbasid Caliphate and eventually, by way of the Silk Road, to Europe in the late thirteenth century, Alexander Monro shows how the medium allowed religions and revolutions, philosophies and propaganda to spread like never before. A sweeping, richly detailed, and vividly written tale populated by holy men and scholars, warriors and poets, rulers and ordinary men and women, here is the story not only of paper, but of human culture itself.
£15.30
Penguin Putnam Inc The Manuscripts Club
Book Synopsis* A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice *The acclaimed author of Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts introduces us to the extraordinary keepers and companions of medieval manuscripts over a thousand years of historyThe illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages are among the greatest works of European art and literature. We are dazzled by them and recognize their crucial role in the transmission of knowledge. However, we generally think much less about the countless men and women who made, collected and preserved them through the centuries, and to whom they owe their existence.This entrancing book describes some of the extraordinary people who have spent their lives among illuminated manuscripts over the last thousand years: a monk in Normandy, a prince of France, a Florentine bookseller, an English antiquary, a rabbi from central Europe, a French priest, a Keeper at the British Museum, a Greek forger, a German polymath, a British co
£45.00
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Fraktur Folk Art and Family Schiffer Book for
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£39.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd COLLECTING EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS Schiffer Book for
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£23.79
Penguin Putnam Inc The Penguin Classics Book
Book SynopsisA historic guide to the world of Penguin Classics from its UK origin, covering a span from the ancient world to World War I, in a luxurious orange clothbound package with colored endpapers, full-color pages, and illustrationsA Penguin Classic HardcoverPenguin Classics is the largest and best-known classics imprint in the world. The Penguin Classics Book covers all the greatest works of fiction, poetry, drama, history, and philosophy in between, this reader's companion encompasses 500 authors, 1,200 books, and 4,000 years of world literature, from ancient Mesopotamia to World War I. Filled with stories of the series' UK origin, author biographies, short book summaries and recommendations, and illustrated with historic Penguin Classic covers, The Penguin Classics Book is an entertaining historic look at the earliest chapters of the world's best-known Classics publisher.
£34.00
Grolier Club of New York French Book Arts – Manuscripts, Books, Bindings,
Book SynopsisCelebrating a thousand years of French Book Arts, this catalogue’s 159 entries are scrupulously annotated and contextualized by the award-winning scholar and curator H. George Fletcher. Drawn from the Grolier Club’s permanent collections, and representing artifacts from the libraries of such important figures as Madame Pompadour, Marie Antoinette, Count Hoym, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, and Adolf Hitler, the items make up a treasure trove—from a magnificent twelfth-century manuscript of Gregory the Great's commentary on Job to recent artists' books and designer book bindings. Highlights include manuscript and printed illuminated Books of Hours, early printed books, bindings from seven centuries, a letter from Jefferson to his Parisian bookseller, portrait prints of the great and the good, commemorative medals, and documents.Table of ContentsForewordIntroductionI. ManuscriptsII. IncunabulaIII. 16th CenturyIV. Jean GrolierV. 17th CenturyVI. 18th CenturyVII. 19th CenturyVIII. 20th CenturyIX. 21st CenturyX. Medallions, Trade Cards, and StatuaryXI. PrintsBibliographyIndex
£60.00
Grolier Club of New York Judging a Book by Its Cover: Bookbindings from
Book SynopsisA beautifully produced celebration of bookbinding, its design and history. The average reader may not pay them any mind, but to those steeped in book history and collecting, bookbindings are simultaneously art and conveyors of provenance and backstory They often give expression to a book’s contents and always are delightfully tactile—all but the most pedestrian of them have a story to tell. The importance of historic and fine bindings to the founders of the Grolier Club is evidenced by their establishment in 1895 of the Club Bindery, as well as by the more than thirty-five exhibitions of bookbindings that have been held at the club. Ranging from early incunabula to newly produced books from the present day, the Grolier Club collection boasts some of the finest bookbindings in the world. This meticulously researched and beautifully illustrated tome highlights the milestones among European and American bindings from that collection. It’s a delight for the eye as much as an important scholarly work for the sophisticated bibliophile. Table of ContentsForeword page Introduction i · 15th Century ii · 16th Centuryiii · 17th Centuryiv · 18th Centuryv · 19th Century vi · The Club Binderyvii · 20th Century viii · 21st Century ix · Bindings Commissioned by the Club Since 2011 Bibliography Indexes Binders & Bindings ProvenanceGeneral Index
£185.04
Grolier Club Philip Grushkin: A Retrospective
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£16.91
Brepols N.V. Cambridge II
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£115.36
Park Books Before Publication – Montage in Art,
Book SynopsisAt the moment of going to press, a publication irreversibly reaches its final form. Simultaneously, it also reaches an audience. Naturally, this audience very often is oblivious to the many, and sometimes complex, steps towards the construction and montage of (visual) meaning that precedes the actual publication of a book. The contributors to Before Publication consider such construction of meaning as montage and look at materials and processes involved before publication. Their focus is on concrete artistic and visual artifacts such as scrapbooks, book mock-ups, and press layouts by artists, authors, and graphic designers. In particular, they shed light on the relationship between the spheres of privacy and publicity. The new book features a programmatic introduction by the editors Nanni Baltzer and Martino Stierli and eight concisely illustrated topical essays.
£38.72
Harrassowitz The Story of Meshal Haqadmoni and Its Extant
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£65.55
Harrassowitz Selected Hebrew Manucripts from the Bavarian
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£237.50
Harrassowitz Tracing Written Heritage in a Digital Age
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£118.75
V&R unipress GmbH Ostfränkische Sammlungen von Dichtung im 9.
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£81.16
Dr Ludwig Reichert ALS Die Lettern Laufen Lernten: Medienwandel Im
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£35.83
Toc Publishing Gmbh Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works
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£64.17
Dr Ludwig Reichert Die, Vierzig Myrrhenbuschel Vom Leiden Christi':
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£212.80
Peeters Publishers Manuscripts & Precious Books in the Maurits Sabbe
Book SynopsisThe Maurits Sabbe Library of the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies of the University of Leuven (KU Leuven) holds an exceptional treasury of manuscripts and printed books dating from the 10th to the 19th century. As part of KU Leuven Libraries it is recognised as a Heritage Library of the Flemish Community. This beautifully illustrated volume explores fourty-five remarkable books representing the immense variety and richness of the collections in the Maurits Sabbe Library. The described Bibles, missals, atlases, religious, devotional, historical, botanical, and medical works are all reflecting the wealth of one of the most distinctive rare book collections in the Low Countries.
£38.00
