Title: The art & history of books /
Authors: Levarie, Norma.; Barker, Nicolas,
Publisher: Oak Knoll Press ; British Library ; Distributed in the USA by Lyons & Burford,
Year: 1995
Subjects: Books History; Printing History; Illustration of books; Boeken.; Esthetische ervaring.; Books, Illustrated history; Printing history
Abstract: The Art & History of Books is a tightly written and lavishly illustrated panorama of book design from its earliest history to recent years. Tracing the history of fine books against a background of changing patrons, improving technology, religious and social change, and the state of the arts throughout the world, this volume encompasses both illustrated and unillustrated books with a breadth of detail not found in any other work. With 176 facsimile pages from books of unusual beauty or interest, many of them photographed especially for this volume, The Art & History of Books is more than a valuable reference source: it is a perfect example of expert design, cogent description, and relevant illustration.
Contents: Origins -- Greece -- Rome -- Byzantium -- Hiberno-Saxon Manuscripts -- Carolingian and Romanesque Manuscripts -- Gothic Manuscripts -- Renaissance Manuscripts -- The Beginning of Printing. Block Books. Gutenberg. Fust and Schoeffer -- The Fifteenth Century. Germany. Italy. France. The Netherlands. England. Spain -- The Sixteenth Century. Italy. Germany. France. The Netherlands. Spain. England -- The Seventeenth Century -- The Eighteenth Century -- The Nineteenth Century -- The Twentieth Century.