American Book Design and William Morris

American Book Design and William Morris
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Publisher : Oak Knoll Press
Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-10 : 1884718264
ISBN-13 : 9781884718267
Rating : 4/5 (267 Downloads)

Book Synopsis American Book Design and William Morris by : Susan Otis Thompson

Download or read book American Book Design and William Morris written by Susan Otis Thompson and published by Oak Knoll Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A work of major importance in the history of American bookmaking. By the late nineteenth century, the artistic level of American book publishing had fallen to an all-time low. Then a revolution, created by William Morris and his Kelmscott Press, influenced and inspired a new generation of American and British printers, including Updike, Goudy, and Bradley, with Morris's concept of the book as an "object of art". "American Book Design And William Morris" is the definitive book on William Morris's impact on American book publishing. Fully illustrated with over a hundred examples of rare book art and typography, this well-written classic will be indispensable to book-art historians, bibliophiles, designers, and all book lovers.


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