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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
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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
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Rockport Publishers The Language of Graphic Design Revised and
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Marquand Books Inc The Glorious Lie / The Glory of the Lie: A Card
Book SynopsisMallarmé’s magnum opus rendered as an open-ended Tarot-esque card game Upon his death, Stéphane Mallarmé (1842–98) left hundreds of notes on an unrealized great work he called The Book. Housed in a clear Plexiglas box, this card-deck conception of his project draws from that material, and from other writings alluding to its possible forms, including a letter in which he describes “a book that is architectural…. The orphic explanation of the Earth, which is the sole duty of the poet, and the literary game par excellence.” The title of this game derives from another letter in which Mallarmé writes, “perhaps the title of my volume of lyric poetry will be The Glory of the Lie, or The Glorious Lie.” Each deck contains 48 cards: three with artwork on each side, and 45 with words or phrases on each side. The size of the cards, their gold edging and the physical housing of the decks in the box reflect descriptions and clues in Mallarmé’s notes. The manner of playing the game is left open, but quotes and diagrams by Mallarmé in the accompanying 20-page booklet point to the idea of pulling cards from each of the four decks and laying them out for one reading, then flipping the cards over for a second reading. The image cards function like the Arcana of Tarot, providing a visual language equal to the word cards. The readings might be used to create poetry or, like Tarot, to divine or illuminate.
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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
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David Chan Mermaid Magic: Adult Mandala Coloring Book for
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Unicorn Publishing Group A Bookshop in Chelsea
Book SynopsisIn 1972 Leo and Philippa Bernard bought Chelsea Rare Books, a small antiquarian bookshop in the King’s Road, Chelsea, advertised for sale in The Times. The Bernards had no previous experience of bookselling, but Chelsea in the 1970s was a lively place. The stock they acquired with the shop included everything from field sports to embroidery, children’s books, art and modern first editions. In the basement they launched The Beaufort Gallery selling prints and paintings. The young women who joined them as bookselling assistants became friends, often introducing a successor before leaving to marry, have children or move to the country. Philippa Bernard makes light of the hard work she and Leo shared, not to mention the heavy work, handling the books.
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dPICTUS Picturebook Makers
Book SynopsisWhat exists in the space between the words and the pictures? How do the stories unfold? What happens between the first sketch and finished picturebook? Twelve of the world’s finest contemporary picturebook makers generously share their experiences, challenges, doubts, sketches, illustrations, and invaluable insights into their creation process. They reveal the complex and time-consuming work that happens behind the scenes, in service of their stories and their readers. An inspiring collection of picturebook knowledge for anyone interested in this unique and dynamic art form. The editor of the book is Sam McCullen, who runs the Picturebook Makers blog and the picturebook platform dPICTUS. PICTUREBOOK MAKERS reveals the picturebook’s immense creative potential, and celebrates outstanding international picturebooks and their creators. Featuring Jon Klassen, Kitty Crowther, Beatrice Alemagna, Shaun Tan, Eva Lindström, Blexbolex, Chris Haughton, Suzy Lee, Bernardo P. Carvalho, Isol, Manuel Marsol, and Johanna Schaible.Table of ContentsFeatured picturebook makers: Jon Klassen Kitty Crowther Beatrice Alemagna Shaun Tan Eva Lindström Blexbolex Chris Haughton Suzy Lee Bernardo P. Carvalho Isol Manuel Marsol Johanna Schaible
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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
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Laurence King Publishing Bookbinding: The Complete Guide to Folding,
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Little Toller Books Time and Place: Notes on the art of calendars
Book SynopsisDates are invented things. Nothing in nature decrees that today is today. But for millennia humans have divided time into portions, and given those portions names which are shared widely across cultures, creating a common agreement on the date. This convention is useful in practical ways: we can make arrangements and can communicate time elapsed or time ahead. But the calendar also makes a certain kind of truth and establishes that today is today. As calendars and almanacs developed, art from their specific time and place was naturally incorporated. In this small book showcasing the finest and most interesting art that has gone into almanacs, from the eight century onwards, Alexandra Harris brings in everything from Benedictine calendars to Old Moore's Almanack.
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Design For Today The The Print Shop
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Brepols N.V. Cambridge II
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Vanguard Productions Frazetta Book Cover Art: The Definitive Reference
Book SynopsisVanguard follows their award-winning hit Fantastic Paintings of Frazetta book by J. David Spurlock with definitive reference on Frazetta Book Cover Art. Frazetta is the revolutionary fantasy artist of Conan, King Kong, Death Dealer, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Lord of The Rings and more, whose original art sells for millions. This new Frazetta book follows the award-winning hit, Fantastic Paintings of Frazetta, and is similar to Vanguard's earlier Frazetta Definitive Reference book. But, it is superior in at least one regard. Instead of cataloging Frazetta items with mostly smaller illustrations, this new book is devoted solely to the artist's single, most beloved venue, Book Cover Art. By focusing on this specific area, the book boasts room enough to feature every single one of Frazetta's famous and highly collectable illustrated book covers, beautifully and authentically reproduced at a larger size on a page to itself. All are presented in chronological order which, gives readers a unique ability to follow Frazetta's evolution as an artist. Accompanying text includes commentary, original publication titles, publishers, dates, and rare quotes from the artist himself. For this Definitive Reference to feature the Complete Collection of Frazetta's decades of book cover illustrations, in a single beautifully produced volume, is a dream come true for Frazetta fans, art and book collectors and historians alike.
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Hoffman Media Southern Spaces: For Beautiful Living
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Unnamed Press Stefan G. Bucher's Letterheads: An Eccentric
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Tofu Ink Arts Press Brian L. Jacobs Papercuts
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De Gruyter Leviathan: Body politic as visual strategy in the
Book SynopsisHorst Bredekamp’s subject is the astute deployment and perennial resonance of the startling image of the body politic that dominates the frontispiece to Leviathan: a treatise on the psychology of the individual and the dynamic of the multitude, published in 1651 by the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes. Affirming the centrality of such a figural device for this pioneering theorist of the state, Bredekamp goes on to address the art-historical dimension of the mesmerising etched title-page. In his central chapters he explores the extraordinary range of sources – from socio-cultural tradition to scientific advances – on which the author and his artist-collaborator may have drawn. In conclusion, he reveals Hobbes to be no less passionate than shrewd in his belief that the constraints and amenities of a tolerable life in common attest to the potency of the visual. As appendices, two essays and catalogues explore the portraits made of Hobbes as well as illustrations that appeared in his other works, thus systematically completing the exploration of the images connected with this exceptional philosopher.
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tredition Die universellen Übergänge
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tredition Die universellen Übergänge
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tredition Meisterwerke der Tintenherstellung
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tredition Meisterwerke der Tintenherstellung
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Harrassowitz Die Handschriften Der Stadtbibliothek Mainz / HS
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Harrassowitz Selected Hebrew Manucripts from the Bavarian
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Harrassowitz Kodex 10 (2020): Im Digitalen Jenseits Der
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Harrassowitz Avantgarde Intermedial: Theorie Und Praxis Des
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Harrassowitz Tracing Written Heritage in a Digital Age
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V&R unipress GmbH Ostfränkische Sammlungen von Dichtung im 9.
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Dr Ludwig Reichert Einbandkunde: Geschichte Des Bucheinbandes
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Edition Imorde Funfzig Objekte in Buchform: Vom Reliquiar Zur
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Toc Publishing Gmbh Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works
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Dr Ludwig Reichert Die, Vierzig Myrrhenbuschel Vom Leiden Christi':
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Seigensha Art Publishing The Work Of Walter Crane - Book Design And
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StudioMoreFolio Whimsy Goth
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RM Verlag SL Posada and Manilla: Illustrations for Mexican
Book SynopsisThe second half of the nineteenth century is considered the golden age of children's literature. Is precisely at this moment that these two artist develop a great deal of illustrations for cheap books that were very fragile and ephemeral. The distinctive style of these artists conferred an unmistakable personality on that publications. With striking illustrations that for the first time are gathered and with constant reference to Mexican culture we find ourselves in a visual voyage on the highlights of Mexican Fairy Tales. Posada & Manilla: Illustrations for Mexican Fairy Tales is designed so the reader can feel how these little publications looked like. It includes a facsimile edition of one of the most beautiful booklets illustrated by Posada.
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Five Continents Editions Art Brut. The Book of Books
Book SynopsisA revelatory glimpse into the passions and obsessions of 60 visionary artists through the medium of their personal sketchbooks, treatises, storybooks, grimoires, and journals. This unprecedented gathering of handmade books from the most notable Art Brut artists has been brought together expressly for this publication from both public and private collections. Each volume is showcased in separate chapters featuring the cover and a selection of inside pages, with accompanying commentary. They cover the period from the early 20th century to the present, and include works by Horst Ademeit, Alöise, Giovanni Bosco, James Castle, Henry Darger, Charles Dellschau, Malcolm MacKesson, Dan Miller, Michel Nedjar, Jean Perdrizet, Royal Robertson, Charles Steffen, Oskar Voll, August Walla, and Adolf Wölfli, among others. Text in English and French.Table of ContentsSommaire Contents p. 6 Préface Christian Berst p. 8 Preface Christian Berst p. 10 Le temps d’autrui, ou les apparences fissurées Graciela García Muñoz p. 14 Others’ Time, or Fissured Appearances Graciela García Muñoz p. 18-397 01 Henry Darger 02 Adolf Wölfli 03 Aloïse Corbaz 04 Antinéa 05 Beverly Gayleen Aiken 06 James Castle 07 Pearl Blauvelt 08 Henri Histe 09 Peter Mikolajewski 10 August Walla 11 Rudolf Heinrichshofen 12 August Johann Klose 13 Oskar Voll 14 James Edward Deeds Jr 15 Anonyme 16 Alexander von Schwartzenberg 17 Charles Steffen 18 Malcolm McKesson 19 Éric Benetto 20 Aurel Iselstöger 21 Michel Nedjar 22 Josvedy Jove Junco 23 Henry Speller 24 Anselme Boix-Vives 25 Giovanni Bosco 26 Yuichiro Ukai 27 Itsuo Kobayashi 28 Giuseppe Barocchi 29 Carlos Augusto Giraldo 30 Aníbal Brizuela 31 Rigo 32 Jorge Alberto Cadi 33 « Prophet » Royal Robertson 34 Milton Schwartz 35 Pierre Richard 36 John Devlin 37 J. B. Murray 38 Jill Gallieni 39 Joseph Lambert 40 Xie Hong 41 Kunizo Matsumoto 42 Dan Miller 43 Ramón Losa 44 Agatha Wojciechowsky 45 Anonyme, cahier spirite 46 Patricia Salen 47 Jean Perdrizet 48 Henry Cresswell 49 Zdeněk Košek 50 Joseph Giraudo 51 Pascal Jacquens 52 Jean Fick 53 Horst Ademeit 54 Jean-Daniel Allanche 55 Adelhyd van Bender 56 Oscar Morales 57 Josef Heinrich Grebing 58 Charles Dellschau 59 Karl Hans Janke
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Brill The Archaeology of Tibetan Books
Book SynopsisIn Archaeology of Tibetan Books, Agnieszka Helman-Ważny explores the varieties of artistic expression, materials, and tools that have shaped Tibetan books over the millennia. Digging into the history of the bookmaking craft, the author approaches these ancient texts primarily through the lens of their artistry, while simultaneously showing them as physical objects embedded in pragmatic, economic, and social frameworks. She provides analyses of several significant Tibetan books—which usually carry Buddhist teachings—including a selection of manuscripts from Dunhuang from the 1st millennium C.E., examples of illuminated manuscripts from Western and Central Tibet dating from the 15th century, and fragments of printed Tibetan Kanjurs from as early as 1410. This detailed study of bookmaking sheds new light on the books' philosophical meanings.Trade Review'Helman-Ważny’s approach is exhaustive, and it is her ability to make engrossing even the most detailed and painstaking analysis of manuscripts as the physical manifestation of fibre and ink that renders her book essential to the study, not only of Tibetan material culture and textuality, but of Tibetan culture as a whole.' Simon Wickhamsmith, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Posted to New Asia Books, http://newbooks.asia/review/documents-artefacts
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Brill The Technique of Islamic Bookbinding: Methods, Materials and Regional Varieties. Second Revised Edition
Book SynopsisThe Technique of Islamic Bookbinding is the first monograph dedicated to the technical development of the bookbinding tradition in the Islamic world. Based on an assessment of the extensive oriental collections in the Leiden University Library, the various sewing techniques, constructions and the application of covering materials are described in great detail. A comparative analysis of the historic treatises on bookbinding provides further insight into the actual making of the Islamic book. In addition, it is demonstrated that variations in time and place can be established with the help of distinctive material characteristics. Karin Scheper’s work refutes the perception of Islamic bookbinding as a weak structure, which has generally but erroneously been typified as a case-binding. Instead, the author argues how diverse methods were used to create sound structures, thus fundamentally challenging our understanding of the Islamic bookbinding practice. Karin Scheper has been awarded the De La Court Award 2016 by The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences for her study of the bookbinding tradition in the Islamic world.Table of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Materiality Matters A Detailed Sketch of the Current State of Knowledge and Outline of the Research The Information Value of Binding Structures The Present Situation of the Book Archaeology of Islamic Manuscripts Obstacles in the Study of Islamic Bookmaking Linking Physical Analysis, Catalogue Data, and Literature Selection and Justification of the Corpus 2 The Anatomy of the Islamic Manuscript A Detailed Overview of the Different Methods of Construction Vocabulary and Images as Tools Techniques Used to Construct the Textblock Covering and Board Attachment A Problematic Term: Case-binding Other Characteristics Meaning and Validity of the Diversity 3 A Comparative Study of the Historic Sources and Recent Literature on the Making of Islamic Manuscripts Historic Sources Secondary Sources: Related Studies and General Reference Works Founders of our Knowledge on the Use of Structure and Materials in Islamic Bookmaking Structure as a Starting Point Structure as a Side Issue Structure as a Conservation Issue The Sum of the Parts 4 Multiplicity within the Tradition n Account of the Methodology and Quantitative Results of the Survey Methodology Survey Results—Quantitative Analysis 5 Mapping the Variations in Time and Place Datable and Localisable Features and a Further Interpretation of the Findings Sewing Spine-lining Endbanding Covering Spine-endings Interior Covering of the Boards The Envelope and Fore-edge Flap Miscellaneous Features Southeast Asia as a Sub-category in the Islamic Tradition Summary 6 Considerations and New Perspectives Recapitulation Development of the Tradition Discussion Conclusion Appendices 1 Glossary 2 Corpus 3 Example of a Record of the Database 4 List of Manuscripts Used in Illustrations Bibliography Index
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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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Nai010 Publishers Factory PhotoBooks
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Baker & Taylor Pub Serv Creative Book Design
Book SynopsisThis book aim to covey the concept ofeven the rudimentary color can breed great inspiration,will provide readers with easy and interesting illustratedintroduction of the refinement and use of the colors in history,present high-quality works with a dominant hue of red, yellowor blue in fields covering posters, photography, package andbranding, and add the comments from the new artists anddesigners in their color selection.
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