Victorian Illustrated Books, 1850-1870

Victorian Illustrated Books, 1850-1870
Title Victorian Illustrated Books, 1850-1870 PDF eBook
Author Paul Goldman
Publisher David R Godine Pub
Pages 144
Release 1994
Genre Art
ISBN 9781567920147

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For many book collectors, the Victorian period has always held a special fascination. These books were frequently illustrated by artists of immense talent, cased in exquisite bindings, and printed directly from wood blocks engraved by master craftsmen. One of this century's greatest collection of such books, formed by Robin de Beaumont, was recently donated to the British Museum. Victorian Illustrated Books is one of the few volumes devoted exclusively to this fascinating period. Containing a checklist of all 366 books and one hundred illustrations, drawings, and preliminary sketches, it presents a fully illustrated commentary on a collection of books that is outstanding for both its condition and the range of materials it holds. Here are children's books, secular and religious texts, novels, and gift books. The list of artists whose work is represented reads like a "Who's Who" of Victorian art: Edward Burne-Jones, Frederic Leighton, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, and Arthur Boyd Houghton, as well as some of the finer later artists, such as Whistler, Sandys, and Shields. In addition, eight splendid bindings have been reproduced in full color. As the book demonstrates, the de Beaumont is arguably the most distinguished collection of such books ever assembled. And in this comprehensive and beautifully designed catalogue, collectors and institutions will finally have a reference work that is equal to the indisputable quality of the materials it so authoritatively discusses.

Victorian Illustrated Books 1850-1870

Victorian Illustrated Books 1850-1870
Title Victorian Illustrated Books 1850-1870 PDF eBook
Author Paul Goldman
Publisher London : Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Press
Pages 156
Release 1994
Genre Illustrated books
ISBN

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Victorian Illustration

Victorian Illustration
Title Victorian Illustration PDF eBook
Author Paul Goldman
Publisher
Pages 424
Release 1996
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN

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In the major survey, the author has selected 31 artists who have created some of the most important of the period.

The Victorian Illustrated Book

The Victorian Illustrated Book
Title The Victorian Illustrated Book PDF eBook
Author Richard Maxwell
Publisher University of Virginia Press
Pages 484
Release 2002
Genre Art
ISBN 9780813920979

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US scholars of literature explore how illustrated books became a cultural form of great importance in England and Scotland from the 1830s and 1840s to the end of the century. Some of them consider particular authors or editions, but others look at general themes such as illustrations of time, maps and metaphors, literal illustration, and city scenes. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Reading Victorian Illustration, 1855-1875

Reading Victorian Illustration, 1855-1875
Title Reading Victorian Illustration, 1855-1875 PDF eBook
Author Paul Goldman
Publisher Routledge
Pages 275
Release 2016-04-01
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 131707095X

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In a reevaluation of that period in Victorian illustration known as 'The Sixties,' a distinguished group of international scholars consider the impact of illustration on the act of reading; its capacity to reflect, construct, critique and challenge its audience's values; its response to older graphic traditions; and its assimilation of foreign influences. While focused on the years 1855 to 1875, the essays take up issues related to the earlier part of the nineteenth century and look forward to subsequent developments in illustration. The contributors examine significant figures such as Ford Madox Brown, Frederick Sandys, John Everett Millais, George John Pinwell, and Hablot Knight Browne in connection with the illustrated magazine, the mid-Victorian gift book, and changing visual responses to the novels of Dickens. Engaging with a number of theories and critical debates, the collection offers a detailed and provocative analysis of the nature of illustration: its production, consumption, and place within the broader contexts of mid-Victorian culture.

Victorian High Society

Victorian High Society
Title Victorian High Society PDF eBook
Author Stella Margetson
Publisher Holmes & Meier Publishers
Pages 224
Release 1980
Genre History
ISBN

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Victorian Publishing

Victorian Publishing
Title Victorian Publishing PDF eBook
Author Alexis Weedon
Publisher Routledge
Pages 192
Release 2017-03-02
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 1351875868

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Drawing on research into the book-production records of twelve publishers-including George Bell & Son, Richard Bentley, William Blackwood, Chatto & Windus, Oliver & Boyd, Macmillan, and the book printers William Clowes and T&A Constable - taken at ten-year intervals from 1836 to 1916, this book interprets broad trends in the growth and diversity of book publishing in Victorian Britain. Chapters explore the significance of the export trade to the colonies and the rising importance of towns outside London as centres of publishing; the influence of technological change in increasing the variety and quantity of books; and how the business practice of literary publishing developed to expand the market for British and American authors. The book takes examples from the purchase and sale of popular fiction by Ouida, Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Ewing, and canonical authors such as George Eliot, Wilkie Collins, and Mark Twain. Consideration of the unique demands of the educational market complements the focus on fiction, as readers, arithmetic books, music, geography, science textbooks, and Greek and Latin classics became a staple for an increasing number of publishing houses wishing to spread the risk of novel publication.