Title: Aesthetic tracts
Description: "A study of how new theories of design in the late 19th century, including the introduction of Japanese artistic principles, new printing technology, the emergence of the consumer society, transformation in the publishing industry, and the influence of international expositions worked to change the idea of the book at the fin-de-siecle. Contains 16 color plates and 50 black-and-white illustrations, an appendix, notes and index"--
Subjects: England, Book industries and trade, Modern Aesthetics, Illustrated books, Book covers, France, United States, Book design, History
Time periods: 19th century