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History of Book Illustration
Bill Katz
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Description for History of Book Illustration
Hardback. This collection of scholarly articles traces the history of book illustration from its first notion in cave art to the early 20th century. Series: History of the Book. Num Pages: 704 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: AKLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 147 x 44. Weight in Grams: 962.
This collection of scholarly articles traces the history of book illustration from its first notion in cave art to the early 20th century. It is arranged chronologically with the first section covering the beginning of illustration; the second moves from the illuminated manuscript to the advent of printing; the third and fourth takes the reader from the earliest woodcut illustrations to the beginning of the 20th century; and the final part is concerned with children's books. An annotated bibliography follows which will lead the reader to additional delights and discoveries. The contributors are distinguished art historians as well as well ... Read more
This collection of scholarly articles traces the history of book illustration from its first notion in cave art to the early 20th century. It is arranged chronologically with the first section covering the beginning of illustration; the second moves from the illuminated manuscript to the advent of printing; the third and fourth takes the reader from the earliest woodcut illustrations to the beginning of the 20th century; and the final part is concerned with children's books. An annotated bibliography follows which will lead the reader to additional delights and discoveries. The contributors are distinguished art historians as well as well ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
Series
History of the Book
Number of Pages
704
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810827424
SKU
V9780810827424
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Ref
99-15
About Bill Katz
Bill Katz, Professor, School of Information Science & Policy, SUNY-Albany, is author of the standard text on reference services. ntroduction to Reference Services, now in its sixth edition; and editor of The Reference Librarian and The Acquisitions Librarian. With Linda Sternberg Katz he edits Magazines for Libraries; he also writes a column on magazines for Library Journal.
Reviews for History of Book Illustration
...will be useful for student librarians and in history of the book courses.
PBSA
I highly recommend this excellent reader for every art library, and I recommend it to art librarians—there are wonderful revelations in it for us.
Susan G. Swartzburg, Rutgers University
This doesn't mimic competitors: it covers angles not surveyed elsewhere and holds special ... Read more
PBSA
I highly recommend this excellent reader for every art library, and I recommend it to art librarians—there are wonderful revelations in it for us.
Susan G. Swartzburg, Rutgers University
This doesn't mimic competitors: it covers angles not surveyed elsewhere and holds special ... Read more