The Printed Book of the Renaissance: Three Lectures on Type, Illustration and Ornament (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521167062)

Originally published in 1950, and based on lectures given by the author at Harvard University in 1947, this volume provides a historical study of the book in its relationship with the dissemination of new artistic ideas during the Renaissance. The text is divided into three sections, each relating to a different area of book production: the first relates to type; the second to illustration; the third to ornament. This is a beautifully presented volume, containing a large number of illustrative examples, that will be of value to anyone with an interest in bibliography and the development of Renaissance thought.

Author: E. P. Goldschmidt
ISBN-10: 052116706X
ISBN-13: 9780521167062
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/10/2010
Pages: 138
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.30d