The Mind of the Book :
Fowler, Alastair,
The Mind of the Book : Pictorial Title Pages / Alastair Fowler. - First edition. - Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2017. - xii, 220 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-209) and index.
1. Introduction. 2. Frontispieces and commentaries.
Alastair Fowler presents a fascinating study of title pages printed in England from the early modern era to the nineteenth century, exploring their place in the History of the Book for the first time. He illuminates key features of title-page design and presents 16 illustrations of significant title-pages with commentaries, from Chaucer to Dickens.
9780198717669
Title pages
Book design
Book design.
Title pages.--History.--History.
History.
686.2252 / FOW
The Mind of the Book : Pictorial Title Pages / Alastair Fowler. - First edition. - Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2017. - xii, 220 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-209) and index.
1. Introduction. 2. Frontispieces and commentaries.
Alastair Fowler presents a fascinating study of title pages printed in England from the early modern era to the nineteenth century, exploring their place in the History of the Book for the first time. He illuminates key features of title-page design and presents 16 illustrations of significant title-pages with commentaries, from Chaucer to Dickens.
9780198717669
Title pages
Book design
Book design.
Title pages.--History.--History.
History.
686.2252 / FOW