Fine books / by Alfred W. Pollard

Alfred W. Pollard

RA Collection: Book

Record number

11/3553

Author

Imprint

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 36 Essex Street, W.C., 1912

Physical Description

xv, 331 pages, XL leaves of plates : portraits, facsimiles ; 26 cm.

Series Title

The connoisseur's library

General Note

The printer is named at the foot of page [332]: `Printed by William Brendon and Son, Ltd., Plymouth.'
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-318) and index.
`First published in 1912.' [verso of title page]

Contents

I. Collectors and collecting -- II. Block-books -- III. The invention of printing: Holland -- IV. The invention of printing: Mainz -- V. Other incunabula -- VI. The development of printing -- VII. Early German and Dutch illustrated books -- VIII. Early Italian illustrated books -- IX. Early French and Spanish illustrated books -- X. Later foreign books -- XI. Foreign illustrated books of the 16th century -- XII. Printing in England (1476-1580) -- XIII. English books printed elsewhere than at London -- XIV. English woodcut illustrations -- XV. Engraved illustrations -- XVI. Modern fine printing -- Bibliography (p. 309-318) -- Index.

Subject

Printing History
Illustration of books
Illustrated books - Bibliography
Private Press books
Fine books - history

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