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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
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