Victorian & Edwardian Art, British Art, Books & Illuminated Manuscripts, Arts & Crafts Movement - Art, Graphic Design - History & Criticism, Graphic Design - General & Miscellaneous, Pre-Raphaelites
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Overview
Dr. Thompson distinguishes the elements of what has heretofore seemed to be a confused stream of forms - the Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, and Aesthetic styles. She analyzes historical material drawn from rare published and unpublished sources, as well as the stylistic elements themselves of books that, largely forgotten now, were major events for the young artists in this typographic revolution. There are 111 illustrations of bindings, title pages, type, and decorations, as well as a very extensive bibliography. Dr. Thompson's landmark study, American Book Design and William Morris, is the first one to document in depth the real extent of Morris' influence on American bookmaking. A unique, profusely illustrated contribution to American intellectual and cultural history, it will appeal not only to book designers, art historians, typographers, and graphic artists, but also to librarians, book collectors, and students of literature.Editorials
Booknews
Demonstrates how British renaissance man Morris (1834-96) turned the course of the book industry away from the mundaneness of the mass product toward creating a book as a work of art. Describes and analyzes the various styles of his illustrations and innovative typography and design, the sources they drew from, and the impact they had especially on young artists and writers. First published in 1977 by R. R. Bowker and here reissued with a new foreword and enhanced black-and-white illustrations. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
December 31, 1996
Publisher
Oak Knoll Press,US
Pages
288
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781884718250