The ideal book : essays and lectures on the arts of the book / by William Morris ; edited by William S. Peterson.

Main entry:

Morris, William, 1834-1896.

Title & Author:

The ideal book : essays and lectures on the arts of the book / by William Morris ; edited by William S. Peterson.

Publication:

Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, 1982.

Description:

xxxix, 134 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Notes:
Issued in a case.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Some thoughts on the ornamented manuscripts of the Middle Ages -- Some notes on the illuminated books of the Middle Ages -- The early illustration of printed books -- The woodcuts of Gothic books -- On the artistic qualities of the woodcut books of Ulm and Augsburg in the fifteenth century -- Printing -- The ideal book -- A note by William Morris on his aims in founding the Kelmscott Press -- Appendix A. A short history and description of the Kelmscott Press -- Appendix B. Four interviews with William Morris.

Summary:

Here are all of William Morris's known writings on the book arts. He founded the Kelmscott Press in 1891 with the express aim of rejuvenating one of the most debased of the applied arts - printing. He produced magnificent books, and his revolutionary views on typography and the book arts have become the basis of modern design. Morris's essays and lectures are supplemented by an introduction and notes by Professor Peterson, a newly edited version of Sydney C. Cockerell's A Short History and Description of the Kelmscott Press, four interviews with Morris about his work as a printer, and many handsome photographs of books and medieval manuscripts that Morris refers to.

ISBN:

0520045637
9780520045637
0520056256
9780520056251

Subject:

Kelmscott Press.
Book design.
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval.
Illustrated books History 15th and 16th centuries.
Makeup (Printing)
Books, Illustrated history
Mise en pages.
Enluminure médiévale.
Livres illustrés Histoire 15e et 16e siècles.
Livres Conception graphique.
Illustrated books
Boekkunst.
Boeken.

Form/genre:

History
Books.
Essays.
Color printing (Printing)
Typefaces (Type evidence) Golden.

Added entries:

Peterson, William S., editor, book designer.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 37993
Call No.: PO6851; ID:88-B8898
Status: Available

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