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245 10 a| Gems of art on paperh| [electronic resource] :b| illustrated American fiction and poetry, 1785-1885 /c| Georgia Brady Barnhill.;

260 a| Amherst :b| University of Massachusetts Press,c| [2021];

300 a| xx, 332 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm.;

490 0 a| Studies in print culture and the history of the book;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Ways and Means for Publishing Illustrated Poetry, 1785-1820 -- Gems of Art for the Parlor Table -- The Rise of the Illustrator: The Predecessors and Contemporaries of F.O.C. Darley -- Artists and the Gift Book, 1840-1885.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "In the immediate aftermath of the Revolutionary War, only the wealthiest Americans could afford to enjoy illustrated books and prints. But, by the end of the next century, it was commonplace for publishers to load their books with reproductions of fine art and beautiful new commissions from amateur and professional artists. Georgia Brady Barnhill, an expert on the visual culture of this period, explains the costs and risks that publishers faced as they brought about the transition from a sparse visual culture to a rich one. Establishing new practices and investing in new technologies to enhance works of fiction and poetry, bookmakers worked closely with skilled draftsmen, engravers, and printers to reach an increasingly literate and discriminating American middle class. Barnhill argues that while scholars have largely overlooked the efforts of early American illustrators, the works of art that they produced impacted readers' understandings of the texts they encountered, and greatly enriched the nation's cultural life"--c| Provided by publisher.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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Gems of art on paper illustrated American fiction and poetry, 1785-1885 / Georgia Brady Barnhill.

Author/creator	Barnhill, Georgia Brady, 1944-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2021]
Description	xx, 332 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Illustration of books--United States. --18th century. Illustration of books--United States. --19th century. American literature--Illustrations. Printing--United States. --History. --18th century. Printing--United States. --History. --19th century. Illustrated books--United States. --History. --18th century. Illustrated books--United States. --History. --19th century.

Series	Studies in print culture and the history of the book
Contents	Ways and Means for Publishing Illustrated Poetry, 1785-1820 -- Gems of Art for the Parlor Table -- The Rise of the Illustrator: The Predecessors and Contemporaries of F.O.C. Darley -- Artists and the Gift Book, 1840-1885.
Abstract	"In the immediate aftermath of the Revolutionary War, only the wealthiest Americans could afford to enjoy illustrated books and prints. But, by the end of the next century, it was commonplace for publishers to load their books with reproductions of fine art and beautiful new commissions from amateur and professional artists. Georgia Brady Barnhill, an expert on the visual culture of this period, explains the costs and risks that publishers faced as they brought about the transition from a sparse visual culture to a rich one. Establishing new practices and investing in new technologies to enhance works of fiction and poetry, bookmakers worked closely with skilled draftsmen, engravers, and printers to reach an increasingly literate and discriminating American middle class. Barnhill argues that while scholars have largely overlooked the efforts of early American illustrators, the works of art that they produced impacted readers' understandings of the texts they encountered, and greatly enriched the nation's cultural life"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2021016886
ISBN	9781625346216 (paperback)
ISBN	9781625346209 (hardcover)
ISBN	(ebook)
ISBN	(ebook)

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