Smith, Margaret M. (Margaret McFadden), 1944-

The title-page, its early development, 1460-1510 / Margaret M. Smith.

London : British Library ; New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press, 2000.

159 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

"The late medieval manuscript's opening page was often magnificent in its ornamentation, but this method of announcing a text was not to provide the model for the printed book. Printing in the West involved mass production from its inception. The logistics which such production necessitated, Margaret M. Smith argues, lie behind the opportunity for a new way to open a book - a page devoted to its title and, not coincidentally, to its producer. Several stages of the title page's development are described in detail here, with illustrations from the collections of the British Library: the blank page, the label-title, the label-title-plus-woodcut and/or printer's mark, and the decorative border."--Jacket.

0712346872 (The British Library)
9780712346870 (The British Library)
1584560339 (Oak Knoll Press)
9781584560333 (Oak Knoll Press)

British Library Catalogues.
Title pages History To 1500.
Title pages History 16th century.
Book design History To 1500.
Book design History 16th century.
Makeup (Printing) History To 1500.
Makeup (Printing) History 16th century.
Pages de titre Histoire Jusqu'à 1500.
Pages de titre Histoire 16e siècle.
Mise en pages Histoire Jusqu'à 1500.
Mise en pages Histoire 16e siècle.
Livres Conception graphique Histoire 16e siècle.
Makeup (Printing)
Book design
Title pages
Titelblatt
Titelpagina's.
Incunabelen.
Pages de titre 16e siècle.
Livres Mise en pages Histoire.
Pages de titre Jusqu'à 1500.
Geschichte 1460-1510.
Printing. History
Title Pages
Incunabula

History

Localisation: Bibliothèque study room 214211
Cote: Z242.T6 S6 2000
Statut: Disponible