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Author:
Shirley, Rodney W.
Title:
Courtiers and cannibals, angels and amazons : the art of the decorative cartographic titlepage / Rodney Shirley.
Publisher:
Hes & De Graaf,
Copyright Date:
c2009
Description:
272 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.
Subject:
Title pages--History.--History.
Atlases--Illustrations.
Illustration of books--History.
Book design--History.
Book ornamentation--History.
Cartography.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-265) and index.
Summary:
Titlepages and frontispieces have been recognized as a fascinating decorative genre in their own right. Rodney Shirley illustrates 100 of the most important decorative titlepages and frontispieces, dating from the 15th to the late 19th centuries.
ISBN:
9061940605
9789061940609
OCLC:
(OCoLC)320204775
LCCN:
2009422902
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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