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Rizzoli International Publications Specimens of Chromatic Wood Type Borders C The
Book SynopsisSpecimens of Chromatic Wood Type, Borders, &c. is a vintage volume with an established cultlike status within the bibliophile, typographic, and design worlds. Originally published as a catalogue for William H. Page’s Connecticut wood type foundry— considered one of the best in the world—this 1874 type specimen book features elaborate display typefaces meant to announce tent revivals and circuses. In addition to the beautifully intricate typefaces and playful designs, the original author designed the pages in such a random sequence that the text reads as humorous and strange experimental poetry. Accidental or not, this beautiful book will delight readers with the humor and the beauty of each print. This edition reproduces all 102 pages of the original book. A charming gift or perfect addition to any serious art-book library, this volume will be loved by typographers, designers, artists, poets, DIYers, and anyone with a wicked sense of style.Trade Review"During the 1870s the Wm. H. Page & Company published what are often considered the greatest type specimens ever printed. These lavish books were masterfully printed to showcase Page’s chromatic wood types and inks by Wade’s Inks. Esther K. Smith of Purgatory Pie Press, design historian Steven Heller, and artist Wayne White collaborated to produce a stunning facsimile of Page’s 1874 specimen, published by Rizzoli."—Daily Type Specimen"Surpringly psychadelic..."—Alexandra Lange
£29.25
Stanford University Press Book Art Object 2
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£52.50
Equinox Publishing Ltd Miniature Books: The Format and Function of Tiny
Book SynopsisMiniature books, handwritten or printed books in the smallest format, have fascinated religious people, printers, publishers, collectors, and others through the centuries because of their unique physical features, and continue to captivate people today. The small lettering and the delicate pages, binding, and covers highlight the material form of texts and invite sensory engagement and appreciation. This volume addresses miniature books with a special focus on religious books in Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist traditions. The book presents various empirical contexts for how the smallest books have been produced, distributed, and used in different times and cultures and also provides theoretical reflections and comments that discuss the divergent formats and functions of books.Table of ContentsReligious Miniature Books: Introduction and Overview Kristina Myrvold and Dorina Miller Parmenter Chapter 1: Ritualizing the Size of Books James W. Watts, Syracuse University Chapter 2: On the Functions of Miniaturizing Books in Jewish Religion Marianne Schleicher, Aarhus University Chapter 3: Words in a Nutshell: Miniaturizing Texts in Early Modern England Lucy Razzall, University College London Chapter 4: Small Things of Greatest Consequence: Miniature Bibles in America Dorina Miller Parmenter Chapter 5: Diminutive Divination and the Implications of Scale: A Miniature Quranic Falnama of the Safavid Period Heather Coffey, OCAD University, Canada Chapter 6: Mite Qurans for Indian Markets: David Bryce in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Kristina Myrvold Chapter 7: Miniature Qurans in the First World War: Religious Comforts for Indian Muslim Soldiers Kristina Myrvold and Andreas Johansson, Lund University Chapter 8: Size Matters! Miniature Mushafs and the Landscape of Affordances Jonas Svensson, Linnaeus University Chapter 9: Gitamahatmya! Paratexts in Miniature Bhagavad Gitas with Special Reference to Pictures and Gender Jon Skarpeid, University of Stavanger, Norway Chapter 10: Sutras Working in Buddha’s Belly and Buddhists’ Pockets: Miniature Sutras in Korean Buddhism Yohan Yoo and Woncheol Yun, both at Seoul National University
£27.50
V & A Publishing Word & Image: Art, Books and Design: from the
Book SynopsisThis unique history brings together more than 150 spectacular objects from the National Art Library's collection of literature, prints, drawings and photographs. Housed within the V&A, the library was, from the beginning, an integral part of the Museum, formed by, and for, artists and designers as an essential element of the educational and museological project of Prince Albert and Henry Cole after the Great Exhibition of 1851. Word & Image shows how the distinct character of the NAL was formed, and how its collections created a new kind of bibliographical resource. From a fifteenth-century book of hours to William Morris's specimen pages for Jean Froissart's The Chronicles of Fraunce, Inglande, and Other Places Adjoynynge; from George Cruikshank's studies of Fagin for Oliver Twist to an Yves Saint Laurent design for the House of Dior; and from Bill Brandt's photographs to the Book of Nails by Floating Concrete Octopus, Word & Image explores some of the finest examples of 'book art' in existence.Table of ContentsWord and Image - the Evolution of the Victoria and Albert Museum's Library -- The Growth of the Library Collection 1837-1909 -- Collecting the Art and Design of the Book after 1909 -- Resources for Art and Design Education -- Making Images: The Illustrator at Work -- Designers, Aesthetes and the 'Book Beautiful' -- The Impact of Photography -- Promoting Commercial Art: The Initiative of 1936 -- The Fashion Archive -- Modern Artists and the Book
£22.50
Spector Books Library of Artistic Print on Demand: Post-Digital Publishing in Times of Platform Capitalism
£37.80
Steidl Publishers Dorothy Meserve Kunhardt: Collected Works
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£54.40
Yale University Press Postcards on Parchment
Book SynopsisMedieval prayer books held not only the devotions and meditations of Christianity, but also housed, slipped between pages, sundry notes, reminders, and ephemera, such as pilgrims' badges, sworn oaths, and small painted images. Many of these last items have been classified as manuscript illumination, but Kathryn M. Rudy argues that these pictures should be called, instead, parchment paintings, similar to postcards. In a delightful study identifying this group of images for the first time, Rudy delineates how these objects functioned apart from the books in which they were kept. Whereas manuscript illuminations were designed to provide a visual narrative to accompany a book's text, parchment paintings offered a kind of autonomous currency for exchange between individualspeople who longed for saturated color in a gray world of wood, stone, and earth. These small, colorful pictures offered a brilliant reprieve, and Rudy shows how these intriguing and previously unfamiliar images were traded and cherished, shedding light into the everyday life and relationships of those in the medieval Low Countries.Trade Review'Yale has produced the first published book to identify and give us an insight into these types of images... It is a must for history lovers, but will be enjoyed by all who turn its glorious pages, with some unforgettable illustrations.'-Bill Spence, Yorkshire Gazette & Herald. -- Bill Spence Yorkshire Gazette & Herald "Postcards on Parchment is a cornucopia of deeply researched case studies and images"-Nicolette Zeeman, TLS -- Nicolette Zeeman TLS "It is not often that a scholar can say they have identified a new genre of artwork. Yet Kathryn Rudy has achieved just that in this thoughtful study of parchment paintings."-Mary Wellesley, Apollo -- Mary Wellesley Apollo "[Kathryn Rudy's] study is both provocative and well documented, generously illustrated and appealingly written, with a lively awareness of the medieval practices that are likely to draw in non-specialists as well."-Elizabeth J. Moodey, Historians of Netherlandish Art -- Elizabeth J. Moodey Historians of Netherlandish Art "[An] exuberant study ... Rudy is an agile spelunker of books, delving with brio into their recesses. The abundant details that emerge from these excavations never seem to grow ponderous, and they are always leavened by Rudy's effervescent prose."-Sonja Drimmer, caa.reviews -- Sonja Drimmer caa.reviews
£61.75
Yale University Press The Poet of Them All William Shakespeare and
Book SynopsisShowcasing a unique and extensive private collection that is soon to be acquired by the Yale Center for British Art, The Poet of Them All illustrates almost one hundred of Neale and Margaret Albertâs miniature books, each one intricately constructed and rendered in precise detail at less than three inches in height. Imaginatively hand-bound by some of todayâs most accomplished bookbinders, the selection features custom miniature editions of publications by William Shakespeare and related to his works, preceded by an in-depth essay from leading book historian, conservator, and artist James Reid-Cunningham. Revealing an underexplored facet of contemporary book arts, this publication illustrates the remarkable singularity of the Albertsâ collection, providing both comprehensive views and the scholarly context necessary to fully appreciate the significance of these distinctive objects. Distributed for the Yale Center for British ArtExhibition Schedule:The Grolier Club, New York (03/24/1
£33.25
WW Norton & Co The Role of the Scroll An Illustrated
Book SynopsisA beautifully illustrated, full colour history of scrolls and their uses in medieval life.Trade Review"We all supposed that scrolls had more-or-less died out in the ancient world, to be superseded by the codex. This fascinating book unfolds a parallel universe of manuscripts throughout the Middle Ages. The living fossils from antiquity were actually still there, alive and invisible, in every aspect of medieval book production. They just keep rolling, they keep on rolling along." -- Christopher de Hamel, author of Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts"There is much to admire in Kelly's concise, well-illustrated, and vivid account." -- Bernard Meehan, Research Fellow, Trinity Medieval History Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin"This is a wonderful introduction to the medieval scroll. A thoroughly enjoyable reading with numerous insights on this very popular form and exceptionally illustrated with key examples and explanatory caption." -- Orietta Da Rold, Fellow at St. John’s College, Cambridge"... lively book... There are many beautiful images here: we are able to study scrolls containing recipes—culinary, medical, magical and alchemical (some of them were lavishly illustrated); rolls of arms; maps for pilgrimages; and royal genealogies." -- Times Literary Supplement"This lavishly illustrated survey provides a superb overview of these important and often beautiful artefacts." -- Times Higher Education"This book sets out to set the record straight by instancing the scroll in various forms throughout the Middle Ages into the Renaissance." -- The Art Newspaper"... well-illustrated and highly readable volume... decades of research into scrolls by the author has resulted in a fascinating glimpse of their use throughout history..." -- The Catholic Herald
£22.79
Johns Hopkins University Press The Book
Book SynopsisThe volume includes a glossary of terms, a timeline of important events, and a selected bibliography of useful resources for further information.Trade ReviewThe book is arguably the one technology that has made all others possible... What Howard does is provide an exceedingly accessible retelling of the book's life story, one that shows precisely how books represent a peak of technology, giving permanence and form to ideas and relevance and resonance to their readers. Libraries & the Cultural Record A very succinct history of the book that will be quite useful, in introductory book history courses as a survey text (or by any bibliophile who wants to know more.) philobiblos.blogspot.com 2009Table of ContentsIntroductionTimeline1. Ancestors: Books before Print2. Infancy: The Earliest Printed Books, 1450–15003. Youth: Books in the Sixteenth Century4. Adulthood: Early-Modern Books, 1600–18005. Maturity: Books in the Age of Automation, 1800–19006. The Future of Books: Twentieth Century and BeyondGlossaryBibliographyIndex
£22.50
Grolier Club of New York Printed Catalogues of French Book Auctions and
Book SynopsisDocumenting in exhaustive detail the earliest and most interesting portion of the Grolier Club's renowned collection of French book auction catalogues, this book sheds new light on the twin phenomena of private collecting and the antiquarian book trade in France when it was at the height of its political power and cultural influence. It also reveals hitherto neglected physical aspects of this very interesting class of bibliography. Each of the 616 entries includes full title transcription, a detailed collation, and the number of lots, often followed by extensive comments on the circumstances of the sale, as well as the history and subsequent fate of the collection.
£90.00
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
University Press of Florida Handmade in Cuba: Rolando Estévez and the Beautiful Books of Ediciones Vigía
Book SynopsisHandmade in Cuba is an in-depth examination of Ediciones Vigía, an artisanal press that published exquisite books crafted from simple supplies during some of Cuba's most dire economic periods. Vividly illustrated, this volume shows how the publishing collective responded to the nation's changing historical and political situation from the margins of society, representing Cuban culture across the boundaries of race, age, gender, and genre.In this volume, poets and scholars reflect on the unique artistic direction of Rolando Estévez, who oversaw the creation of over 500 handmade books and magazines between 1985 and 2014. They highlight the beautiful designs and unusual materials selected, including fabric, metals, wood, feathers, and discarded items. Through diverse perspectives, including an interview with Estévez himself, the essays showcase the unlimited inventive possibilities of books as objects, as sculptural pieces, and as installations. Even in the age of technology, Estévez generated enormous excitement and admiration for these hand-crafted books, and this volume offers the first inside view of this important alternative publishing space.Contributors: Ruth Behar Juanamaría Cordones-Cook Gwendolyn Díaz Erin Finzer William Luis Nancy Morejón Kim Nochi Carina Pino Santos Soleida Ríos Kristin Schwain Elzbieta SklodowskaTable of Contents 1. For the Love of Beautiful Books: An Ode to the Work of Rolando Estévez for Ediciones Vigía — Ruth Behar 2. Estévez Always Walking on the Grass — Nancy Morejón 3. The Artist's Voice: Rolando Estévez Jordán Interviewed by Juanamaría Cordones-Cook 4. Estévez's Artistic Journey — Juanamaría Cordones-Cook Enchantments 5. Tracing the Tracks of Time in Natural Love: Nancy Morejón's Cántico de la huella — Gwendolyn Díaz 6. "Vigía es Elegua:" Crossing and Dwelling in Barquitos del San Juan (2007) — Kristin Schwain 7. An Enchanting Exchange: The Gift Economy of Vigía Books — Erin S. Finzer 8. The Brilliant Poverty of Vigía — Carina Pino Santos Histories 9. Vigía Iconography and the Construction of a Cuban Identity — Kim Larson 10. Between Wonder and Resonance: Ediciones Vigía and the Archives of the Special Period in Cuba — Elzbieta Sklodowska 11. Vigía and the Cuban Nation — William Luis Bibliography Filmography Contributors Index
£999.99
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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Schiffer Publishing Ltd COLLECTING EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS Schiffer Book for
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£23.79
Pindar Press Studies in Fifteenthcentury Printing 3 Studies in
Book SynopsisThe work of George D. Painter on incunabula and early printing needs no introduction. Ranging from Gutenberg and Caxton to the first printing in France and Spain, the author has done much to illuminate the tangled history of the earliest editions of some of the rarest and most attractive books in European printing.Table of ContentsPreface Gutenberg and the B36 group. A reconsideration The true portrait of Johann Gutenberg The untrue portraits of Johann Gutenberg Gutenberg Quincentenary Gutenberg et son oeuvre. A review Gutenberg and the Master of the Playing Cards. A review The Problem of the Missale Speciale. A review Netherlandish Blockbooks Quincentenary A fifteenth- century horror comic. A review A Horatian ghost Michael Wenssler’s devices and their predecessors Jacques Moerart, publisher, not printer The printer of Haneron The first Greek printing in Belgium, with notes on the first Greek printing in Paris Campbell’s Annales de la Typographie néerlandaise au XVe siècle. A review The first press at Barcelona The Caxton Legenda at St. Mary’s, Warwick Caxton through the looking-glass. An enquiry into the offsets on a fragment of Caxton’s Fifteen Oes, with a census of Caxton bindings William Caxton and the 1482 Polychronicon An unbelievable landmark. A review Caxton’s Progress Incunabula in Cambridge University Library. A review A list of books acquired by the British Museum from Chatsworth. Part I, Incunabula The Fifteenth-Century Book. A review The Hypnerotomachia Poliphili of 1499. An introduction on the dream, the dreamer, the artist and the printer Victor Scholderer— in memoriam Additional Notes Index.
£999.99
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
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Grolier Club Philip Grushkin: A Retrospective
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Park Books Before Publication – Montage in Art,
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Harrassowitz Die Handschriften Der Stadtbibliothek Mainz / HS
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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.
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