Gems of art on paper : illustrated American fiction and poetry, 1785-1885 /

Gems of art on paper : illustrated American fiction and poetry, 1785-1885 /

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Author / Creator:	Barnhill, Georgia Brady, 1944- author.
Imprint:	Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2021]
Description:	xx, 332 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Studies in print culture and the history of the book Studies in print culture and the history of the book.
Subject:	Illustration of books -- United States -- 18th century. Illustration of books -- United States -- 19th century. American literature -- Illustrations. Printing -- United States -- History -- 18th century. Printing -- United States -- History -- 19th century. Illustrated books -- United States -- History -- 18th century. Illustrated books -- United States -- History -- 19th century. American literature. Illustrated books. Illustration of books. Printing. United States. History. Illustrated works.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12698203

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ISBN:	9781625346209 1625346204 9781625346216 1625346212 9781613768969 9781613768976
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"In the immediate aftermath of the Revolutionary War, only the wealthiest Americans could afford to enjoy illustrated books and prints. But, by the end of the next century, it was commonplace for publishers to load their books with reproductions of fine art and beautiful new commissions from amateur and professional artists. Georgia Brady Barnhill, an expert on the visual culture of this period, explains the costs and risks that publishers faced as they brought about the transition from a sparse visual culture to a rich one. Establishing new practices and investing in new technologies to enhance works of fiction and poetry, bookmakers worked closely with skilled draftsmen, engravers, and printers to reach an increasingly literate and discriminating American middle class. Barnhill argues that while scholars have largely overlooked the efforts of early American illustrators, the works of art that they produced impacted readers' understandings of the texts they encountered, and greatly enriched the nation's cultural life"--

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Call Number:	NC975.B37 2021
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