Early Illustrated Books: (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): A History of the Decoration and Illustration of Books in the 15th and 16th Centuries

by Alfred W. Pollard

Overview

This 1893 publication includes chapters devoted to early book illustration in Germany, Italy, France, Holland, Spain, and England. Pollard presents a history of book illustration in each country, details what distinguished the books from those being produced elsewhere, and offers an overview of specific books from various countries, such as The French Book of Hours. Lavishly illustrated with examples throughout, this important work will be of interest to students of art and history alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411457942
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	05/31/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	268
File size:	10 MB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Alfred W. Pollard (1859–1944) was an English writer, bibliographer, and professor at the University of London. He was highly regarded for bringing a new level of scholarship to the study of Shakespearean texts. His writings include A New Shakespeare Quarto: Richard II (1916), and The Foundations of Shakespeare’s Text (1923).