Another world : nineteenth-century illustrated print culture /
The remarkable story of the stylistic, cultural and technical innovations that drove the surge of comics, caricature and other print media in 19th-century Europe. Taking its title from the 1844 visionary graphic novel by J. J. Grandville, this groundbreaking book explores the invention of print medi...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven, Connecticut :
Yale University Press,
[2017]
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| Summary: | The remarkable story of the stylistic, cultural and technical innovations that drove the surge of comics, caricature and other print media in 19th-century Europe. Taking its title from the 1844 visionary graphic novel by J. J. Grandville, this groundbreaking book explores the invention of print media, including comics, caricature, the illustrated press, illustrated books and popular prints, tracing their development as well as the aesthetic, political, technological and cultural issues that shaped them. The explosion of imagery from the late 18th century to the beginning of the 20th exceeded the print production from all previous centuries combined, spurred the growth of the international art market and encouraged the cross-fertilization of media, subjects and styles. Patricia Mainardi examines scores of imaginative and innovative prints, focusing on highly experimental moments of discovery, when artists and publishers tested the limits of each new medium, creating visual languages that extend to the comics and graphic novels of today. "Another World" unearths a wealth of visual material, revealing a history of how our image-saturated world came into being, and situating the study of print culture firmly within the context of art history. |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 296 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0300219067 9780300219067 |