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Author:

Thomson, Ellen Mazur, author.

Title:

Aesthetic tracts : innovation in late-nineteenth-century book design / Ellen Mazur Thomson.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Oak Knoll Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xiv, 177 pages, 16 color plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Subject:

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

Notes:

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

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.

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1584563362
9781584563365

OCLC:

(OCoLC)920469618

LCCN:

2015027804

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)