The image in print : book illustration in late medieval England and its sources / Martha W. Driver.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Driver, Martha W., author.

Contributor:

British Library, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Illustration of books--England--History--To 1500.

Illustration of books.

Wood-engraving--England--History--To 1500.

Wood-engraving.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (311 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

London : British Library, 2016.

London : British Library, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Woodcuts are a unique resource in the study of late medieval and early modern books: they have much to tell us about how books were produced and for what purposes, about reading habits and developments in literacy, and about the part that books played in social, political, and religious change. The central focus of this volume is on the physical evidenc

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABBREVIATIONS

INTRODUCTION

Chapter I EARLY ILLUSTRATION IN PRINT SINGLE LEAVES, BLOCK-BOOKS AND THEIR PRINTED PROGENY

Chapter 2 WOODCUTS IN EARLY ENGLISH BOOKS SOURCES AND CIRCULATION

Chapter 3 WYNKYN DE WORDE AND THE TITLE-PAGE

Chapter 4 REPRESENTATIONS OF SAINTLY WOMEN IN LATE MEDIEVAL WOODCUTS

Chapter 5 RECONSTRUCTING SOCIAL HISTORIES READING IMAGES AS HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS

Chapter 6 ICONOCLASM AND REFORM THE SURVIVAL OF LATE MEDIEVAL IMAGES AND THE PRINTED BOOK

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-294) and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7123-6354-8

OCLC:

646289564