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GRAVEN IMAGES
THE ART OF THE WOODCUT |
| By: |
Jon Crabb |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£12.99 |
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£9.48 |
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£3.51 |
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| ISBN 10: |
071235672X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780712356725 |
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Currently 1item in stock |
| Publisher: |
THE BRITISH LIBRARY PUBLISHING DIVISION |
| Pub. date: |
6 April, 2017 |
| Pages: |
176 |
| Description: |
With a foreword by Reece Shearsmith, this beautifully designed book highlights some of the most striking and amusing examples of the woodcut from the British Library's collections, evoking monsters, witches, criminals, drinking, war and politics. |
| Synopsis: |
The invention of the printing press led to an explosion of cheap printed materials in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Ballads were no longer confined to the soapbox. Mass communication was now possible. The broadsides pasted on walls and disseminated among the masses, together with the written ballads hawked at street corners, represented the zeitgeist of popular culture in early modern Europe. Frequently designed in 'blackletter' gothic type and accompanied with distinctive woodcut illustrations, this dynamic, lively form encompassed the obsessions and characteristic humour of the times. This beautifully designed book with a foreword by Reece Shearsmith highlights some of the most striking and amusing examples from the British Library's collections and provides brief commentary on the political and social background of the times. Frequent topics of illustration include monsters, witches, criminals, drinking, war and politics. |
| Illustrations: |
150 Illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
The British Library Publishing Division |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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