The decorative illustration of books /

This book examines the artists' role in producing manuscripts and early printed books. Focusing closely on German, Italian, and French work, the book surveys the evolution of printing from ancient times, to the Middle Ages, to the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries during the onset of printing,...

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Main Author: Crane, Walter, 1845-1915
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Senate, 1994.
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Summary:This book examines the artists' role in producing manuscripts and early printed books. Focusing closely on German, Italian, and French work, the book surveys the evolution of printing from ancient times, to the Middle Ages, to the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries during the onset of printing, to modern book design and the revival of printing as an art.
Item Description:Facsim of ed. originally published: London : G. Bell, 1896.
The Cushing Library Lit/Mitchell copy is a donation from J. Lawrence Mitchell.
Accession #: 2020_0001
Physical Description:243 pages, XI, [1] pages of plates : illustrations, facsimiles ; 22 cm
ISBN:1859580599
9781859580592