Project Gutenberg 2014-06-14 Public domain in the USA. 123 Holme, Charles 1848 1923 Brunius, August 1879 1926 Cockerell, Douglas 1870 1945 Deubner, Ludwig 1877 1946 Deubner, Ludwig August Deubner, Ludovicus Levetus, A. S. (Amelia Sarah) Levetus, Amelia Sarah Newdigate, Bernard H. (Bernard Henry) 1869 1944 Newdigate, Bernard Henry Newdigate, B. H. (Bernard Henry) Orcutt, William Dana 1870 1953 Orcutt, Wm. Dana (William Dana) Taylor, E. A. 1874 1952 Taylor, Ernest Archibald 14016745 The Art of the Book A Review of Some Recent European and American Work in Typography, Page Decoration & Binding British types for printing books / B.H. Newdigate -- Fine bookbinding in England / D. Cockerell -- The art of the book in Germany / L. Deubner -- The art of the book in France / E.A. Taylor -- The art of the book in Austria / A.S. Levetus -- The art of the book in Hungary -- The art of the book in Sweden / August Brunius -- The art of the book in America / W.D. Orcutt. Produced by Chris Curnow, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Art of the Book" by Charles Holme et al. is a comprehensive review of recent European and American works in typography, page decoration, and binding, written in the early 20th century. This volume explores the evolution and artistry of book production, offering insights into the craftsmanship involved in creating beautiful and innovative book designs. The book illustrates significant contributions from renowned figures such as William Morris and addresses the changing tastes and techniques in bookmaking. The opening of the work presents a detailed introduction that sets the stage for an analysis of various aspects of book art, including a historical overview of types used in printing. It highlights the transition from Gothic to Roman letter forms and discusses the influence of early printers on contemporary typography. The acknowledgment of contributions by various artists and craft professionals signifies the collaborative nature of this art form. Overall, the beginning lays a strong foundation for further exploration into the specific artistic movements and individual contributions that shape the book as a work of art. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45968/45968-h/images/cover.jpg en Book ornamentation Type and type-founding Printing -- Specimens Bookbinding -- Facsimiles Z Text Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 287678 287669 2024-09-19T09:09:07.882013 2023-09-20T05:31:20.843830 text/html text/html 268495 2014-06-14T07:35:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 8743681 2014-06-14T07:36:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 9626371 2024-09-19T09:09:18.014958 application/epub+zip 9626898 2024-09-19T09:09:11.703987 application/epub+zip 151835 2024-09-19T09:09:09.000990 application/epub+zip 9670213 2024-09-19T09:09:21.904007 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9623992 2024-09-19T09:09:16.179969 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 190438 2022-09-20T21:48:01.448892 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 172690 2024-09-19T09:09:06.077006 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 174051 2014-06-14T07:35:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 62110 2014-06-14T07:36:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 172509 2014-06-14T07:35:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 61765 2014-06-14T07:36:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 172595 2014-06-14T07:35:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 61653 2014-06-14T07:36:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 26222 2024-09-19T09:09:22.097921 application/rdf+xml 14977 2024-09-19T09:09:10.036983 image/jpeg 1895 2024-09-19T09:09:09.975993 image/jpeg 8870120 2024-09-19T09:09:08.513016 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia