The Declaration in script and print : a visual history of America's founding document / John Bidwell.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Bidwell, John, 1949- author.

Series:

• Penn State series in the history of the book
• The Penn State series in the history of the book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• United States. Declaration of Independence.
• United States. Declaration of Independence--Bibliography.
• Printing--United States--History--19th century.
• Broadsides--United States--19th century--Bibliography.
• Prints--United States--19th century--Bibliography.

Genre:

• bibliographies.
• Bibliographies.

Physical Description:

xiii, 214 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 26 cm.

Other Title:

Visual history of America's founding document

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2024]

Summary:

"Examines the publishing history of United States Declaration of Independence prints and broadsides, illustrating a growing appreciation of its symbolic significance and an increasing desire to view it in reliable reproductions"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

• Introduction : a moving document
• The evolution of the text
• Heroic engravings
• Official facsimiles
• Group portraits
• The print trade and the centennial
• The function of facsimiles
• Appendix : checklist of prints and broadsides, 1816-1900.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 9780271097305
• 0271097302

OCLC:

1424739621