Project Gutenberg 2012-07-16 Public domain in the USA. 282 Crane, Walter 1845 1915 Of the Decorative Illustration of Books Old and New 3rd ed. Produced by Chris Curnow, Linda Hamilton, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Of the Decorative Illustration of Books Old and New" by Walter Crane is a scholarly examination of the evolution and artistic principles of book decoration and illustration, written in the late 19th century. This work explores the historical and contemporary types of decorative design in books, touching upon the significance of both illuminated manuscripts and printed illustrations. The text aims to illustrate the pivotal connection between art and literature while also analyzing the transformation of book design through various historic periods. The opening of the book introduces Crane's intention to articulate the relationship between design, art, and the written word, suggesting that all forms of art are intertwined with human thought and history. He reflects on how book illustrations serve as a lens through which to view the cultural and social nuances of different eras. Crane notes that while the decorative aspect may dominate some periods, the role of the illustrator is increasingly recognized over time. He underscores the importance of personal experience and historical context in understanding the evolution of book decoration, setting the stage for an in-depth exploration of this artistic domain throughout the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40250/40250-h/images/cover.jpg en Illumination of books and manuscripts Illustration of books Illustrated books -- Bibliography Book ornamentation -- History Z Text Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 451565 435299 2024-09-17T05:02:15.893077 2023-09-17T13:17:06.478836 text/html text/html 389880 2012-07-15T22:19:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 52484716 2012-07-15T22:19:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 43775083 2024-09-17T05:05:11.014777 application/epub+zip 43710087 2024-09-17T05:03:31.932749 application/epub+zip 187086 2024-09-17T05:02:17.606039 application/epub+zip 99602942 2024-09-17T05:05:32.536085 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99523456 2024-09-17T05:03:52.543119 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294180 2022-09-18T12:19:08.265045 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236766 236560 2024-09-17T05:02:12.713073 2023-09-17T13:17:03.900820 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 236469 2012-07-15T22:19:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 87958 2012-07-15T22:19:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 236562 2012-07-15T22:19:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 87848 2012-07-15T22:19:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20933 2024-09-17T05:05:33.055059 application/rdf+xml 20115 2024-09-17T05:02:17.812031 image/jpeg 2656 2024-09-17T05:02:17.708305 image/jpeg 52546091 2024-09-17T05:02:16.974043 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia