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Aesthetic tracts

innovation in late-nineteenth-century book design

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An edition of Aesthetic tracts (2015)

Aesthetic tracts

innovation in late-nineteenth-century book design

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"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"--

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Oak Knoll Press
Language
English
Pages
177

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Subjects
England, Book industries and trade, Modern Aesthetics, Illustrated books, Book covers, France, United States, Book design, History
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19th century

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Aesthetic tracts: innovation in late-nineteenth-century book design
2015, Oak Knoll Press
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New Castle, Delaware

Table of Contents

Preface: "Aesthetic tracts"
Consequences of abundance
Book covers : a search for design principles
Japonisme in Sarah Wyman Whitman's book covers
A story told with pictures : Histoire des quatre fils Aymon
The text and the image : conflict and compatibility
The writer as book designer
Privileging the text : the writer and the reader
Changes in the lesson of things
Appendix: Gillotage.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-173) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
686.09
Library of Congress
Z246 .T55 2015

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 177 pages, 16 color plates
Number of pages
177

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL30397989M
Internet Archive
aesthetictractsi0000thom
ISBN 13
9781584563365
LCCN
2015027804

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