The Printed Book of the Renaissance: Three Lectures on Type, Illustration and Ornament

By E.P. Goldschmidt

Originally published in 1950, and based on lectures given by the author at Harvard University in 1947, this volume provides a historical study of the book in its relationship with the dissemination of new artistic ideas during the Renaissance. The text is divided into three sections, each relating to a different area of book production: the first relates to type; the second to illustration; the third to ornament. This is a beautifully presented volume, containing a large number of illustrative examples, that will be of value to anyone with an interest in bibliography and the development of Renaissance thought.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052116706X
• ISBN13: 9780521167062
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 9.6"