The ideal book
Subtitle: essays and lectures on the arts of the book
By: by William Morris ; edited by William S. Peterson.
Contributors: Peterson, William S.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9780520045637
Copyright date: 1982
Subjects: Kelmscott Press; Book design; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval; Illustrated books -- History -- 15th and 16th centuries
Description: Here are all of William Morris's known writings on the book arts. He founded the Kelmscott Press in 1891 with the express aim of rejuvenating one of the most debased of the applied arts - printing. He produced magnificent books, and his revolutionary views on typography and the book arts have become the basis of modern design. Morris's essays and lectures are supplemented by an introduction and notes by Professor Peterson, a newly edited version of Sydney C. Cockerell's A Short History and Description of the Kelmscott Press, four interviews with Morris about his work as a printer, and many handsome photographs of books and medieval manuscripts that Morris refers to.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in a case.