Émigrés : the transformation of art publishing in Britain / Anna Nyburg.

Main entry:

Nyburg, Anna, author.

Title & Author:

Émigrés : the transformation of art publishing in Britain / Anna Nyburg.

Publication:

London ; New York : Phaidon Press, 2014.

Description:

277 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-264) and index.
Portraits : the founders of Phaidon Press, Adprint and Thames & Hudson -- Roots -- Flight from Naze Europe -- Arrival and war -- A new start -- Between the pages -- Photography and printing -- The rise and fall of Adprint -- The birth of Thames & Hudson -- Phaidon Press and Thames & Hudson come of age -- Jostling imitators -- Ripple effect -- Conclusion.

Summary:

This book examines the impact on the British illustrated publishing industry of emigres from Germany and Austria in the first half of the twentieth century, looking in particular at the art publishing houses of Phaidon Press and Thames & Hudson.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

9780714867021
0714867020

Subject:

Phaidon Press History.
Thames and Hudson History.
Phaidon Press
Thames and Hudson
Publishers and publishing Great Britain History 20th century.
Art literature Publishing Great Britain History 20th century.
Noncitizens Great Britain History 20th century.
Germans Great Britain History 20th century.
Austrians Great Britain History 20th century.
Art Documentation Édition Grande-Bretagne Histoire 20e siècle.
Autrichiens Grande-Bretagne Histoire 20e siècle.
Noncitizens
Austrians
Germans
Publishers and publishing
Jewish publishers Great Britain Biography
Bokförlag historia.
Bokförläggare historia.
Bokutgivning historia.
Tyskar i utlandet historia.
Österrikare i utlandet historia.
Great Britain

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Transformation of art publishing in Britain
Art publishing in Britain

Holdings:

Location: Library main 288759
Call No.: BIB 230655
Status: Available

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