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English illustration, 'the sixties': 1855-70

English illustration, 'the sixties': 1855-70

White, Gleeson

Paperback

General ArtGraphic DesignBritish History

ISBN10: 9353801079
ISBN13: 9789353801076
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jul 1 2019
Pages: 494
Weight: 1.58
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Step into the British 1860s art scene, where weekly magazines, gift books, and shop windows taught a nation to see. Ink, paper, and ambition collide. In English Illustration, 'the sixties': 1855-70, Gleeson White maps the surge of images that defined Victorian taste, from bold wood engraving and prints to the refined line work of the studio and the press. Both narrative survey and working tool, this illustrated art history book reads like a guided walk through Victorian England 1855 1870. White traces how publishers, periodicals, and designers shaped a modern visual culture, offering an English book illustration history that also functions as a Victorian illustration reference guide. Expect a British graphic arts survey grounded in nineteenth century magazine illustration, attentive to technique, reproduction, and the shifting public appetite for story, satire, and ornament. It captures a turning point: illustration shaping advertising, typography, and visual storytelling, just before photography began to rival the engraver in everyday print. The era's pre-Raphaelite illustration influence appears as part of a wider conversation, alongside arts and crafts precursors that would soon reform the book itself. For designers and readers alike, it remains a graphic design inspiration source and an art student research aid: a clear-eyed account of how images were made, circulated, and remembered. A smart companion for classic-literature collectors too. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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