Buch, Englisch, 96 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 218 g
The First One Hundred Years of Printing
Buch, Englisch, 96 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 218 g
ISBN: 978-0-8135-2727-7
Verlag: Rutgers University Press
This text is a catalogue of the Rutgers University exhibition looking at books published during the first century of printing. It begins with Gutenberg's famous 42-line Bible, and ends with the lavishly illustrated deluxe editions of the mid-16th century. Also featured are specimens of Golden Age French typograhpy. There are individual photographs of each work, including colour photographs of the hand-coloured herbal woodcuts and illuminations of 15th-century editions of ""Josephus"" and ""Antoninus"".
