Of the Decorative Illustration of Books Old and New
Of the Decorative Illustration of Books Old and New

Author: Walter Crane

Publisher:

Published: 1896

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13:

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"This book had its origin in the course of three (Cantor) lectures given before the Society of Arts in 1889; they have been amplified and added to, and further chapters have been written, treating of the very active period in printing and decorative book illustration we have seen since that time, as well as some remarks and suggestions touching the general principles and conditions governing the design of book pages and ornaments."--Preface

Queer Books of Late Victorian Print Culture
Queer Books of Late Victorian Print Culture

Author: Frederick D. King

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Published: 2024-05-31

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1399525964

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Queer books, like LGBTQ+ people, adapt heteronormative structures and institutions to introduce space for discourses of queer desire. Queer Books of Late-Victorian Print Culture explores print culture adaptations of the material book, examining the works of Aubrey Beardsley, Michael Field, John Gray, Charles Ricketts, Charles Shannon and Oscar Wilde. It closely analyses the material book, including the elements of binding, typography, paper, ink and illustration, and brings textual studies and queer theory into conversation with literary experiments in free verse, fairy tales and symbolist drama. King argues that queer authors and artists revised the Revival of Printing's ideals for their own diverse and unique desires, adapting new technological innovations in print culture. Their books created a community of like-minded aesthetes who challenged legal and representational discourses of same-sex desire with one of aesthetic sensuality.

The Victorian Illustrated Book
The Victorian Illustrated Book

Author: Richard Maxwell

Publisher: University of Virginia Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 9780813920979

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US scholars of literature explore how illustrated books became a cultural form of great importance in England and Scotland from the 1830s and 1840s to the end of the century. Some of them consider particular authors or editions, but others look at general themes such as illustrations of time, maps and metaphors, literal illustration, and city scenes. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR