Hiroshi Unno

Beautiful Book Designs

From the Middle Ages to the Mid 20th Century

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

More than 1,200 years of Beautiful Book Design, now in one stunning collection.The Book of Kells (said to be the most beautiful book in the world), Leicester Codex (the most expensive book by Leonardo da Vinci), Decorative Scripture in Middle Ages, Gift Books in late 19th century, Design Books in the era of Art Nouveau & Art Deco, Penguin Book Covers... This is the complete collection of Beautiful Books in the world, printed with high-quality. A treasured book for book lovers, printings, and those who love classic culture in the West.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: P.I.E. Books, T.
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Mai 2016
• Englisch, Japanisch
• Abmessung: 256mm x 190mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 832g
• ISBN-13: 9784756247049
• ISBN-10: 4756247040
• Artikelnr.: 44989786

Autorenporträt

Hiroshi Unno : Born in Tokyo, Japan, a writer specialized in art, film, music, city theory and novel.

Inhaltsangabe

The wonderful world of the beautiful books...4
Chapter 1 The history of the beautiful books...11
The medieval period ---Illuminated manuscripts...13
Book of Kells / around 800, Scotland
The dawn of the printed book...77
Gutenberg 42-Line Bible / around1455, Germany
The 17th and 18th centuries...89
Songs of Innocence and of Experience / Author: William Brake, 1794, England
The 19th century...107
The Grammar of Ornament / Author: Owen Jones, 1856, England
Late 19th century...125
The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer / 1896, England
The 20th century...200
Vogue / November 1913, America
Jazz / Author: Henri Matisse, 1947, France
Chapter 2 Searching for flower gardens of ornaments and ideal type
characters...201
Beautiful flowers...202
Les Roses / Illustrator: Pierre-Joseph Redoute, 1817-1824, France
Beautiful typography...248
Fleuron, Vol.6, On decorative Printing in America / 1928,England
The time Machine / 1931, America
List of books...305