Gems of art on paper : illustrated American fiction and poetry, 1785-1885 / Georgia Brady Barnhill.
Gems of art on paper : illustrated American fiction and poetry, 1785-1885 / Georgia Brady Barnhill.
Gems of art on paper : illustrated American fiction and poetry, 1785-1885 / Georgia Brady Barnhill.
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Publisher
Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2021.
Call Numbers
G 2021/2376
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Language
English
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Physical content
xx, 332 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Ways and Means for Publishing Illustrated Poetry, 1785-1820 -- Gems of Art for the Parlor Table -- The Rise of the Illustrator: The Predecessors and Contemporaries of F.O.C. Darley -- Artists and the Gift Book, 1840-1885.
Publication information
Publisher
Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2021.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2021.
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Summary
"In the immediate aftermath of the Revolutionary War, only the wealthiest Americans could afford to enjoy illustrated books and prints. But, by the end of the next century, it was commonplace for publishers to load their books with reproductions of fine art and beautiful new commissions from amateur and professional artists. Georgia Brady Barnhill,...
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Gems of art on paper : illustrated American fiction and poetry, 1785-1885 / Georgia Brady Barnhill.
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Studies in print culture and the history of the book
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2021
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G 2021/2376
Record Identifier
74VKaXvE0lWX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaXvE0lWX
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ISBN
1625346204
9781625346209
DDC
096.10973
MMS ID
991024434519602626
