Beautiful Book Designs: From the Middle Ages to the Mid 20th Century
Product Code: 70696
From the publisher:
The Book of Kells (said to be the most beautiful book in the world), Leicester Codex (the most expensive book by Leonardo da Vinci), Decorative Scripture in Middle Ages, Gift Books in late 19th century, Design Books in the era of Art Nouveau & Art Deco, Penguin Book Covers... This is a complete collection of over 100 ‘Beautiful Books' in the world, printed with high-quality. Although the body text is in Japanese, the title of each book appears in its original language, and the complete book list including the year of publication, country, and the owner is written in English. A treasured book for book lovers, printings, and those who love classic culture in the West. The following libraries and museum have the books introduced in this book: Pierpont Morgan Library New York, Library of Congress, Washington DC, New York Public Library New York, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and The Wolfsonian-Florida International Library.
Condition & Attributes
Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (very light wear)
Publishing Information
Tokyo
PIE International
2016
2nd
9784756267049
Physical Description
10.25 inches
7.25 inches
312 pages
color illustrations throughout
Softcover
color wraps
English, Japanese
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