Extending the book: the art of extra-illustration
Auteur :
Blake, Erin C. / Sillars, Stuart
Éditeur :
University of Washington Press
ISBN :
9780295990231
Date de publication :
27 janv. 2010
Dimensions :
29,8 x 20,3 cm
Poids :
136 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Introduces the art of extra-illustration and explores what this personalized form of book design reveals about the history of reading. This work includes an introduction to the concept of designing and creating a unique book by adding external material and an overview of the phenomenon's history and its heyday in the later 18th and 19th centuries.