"Richly detailed, authentic, and engrossing, this compendium draws upon Dover's archives to present a pictorial survey of the Victorian world. Sources include historical periodicals such as Harper's Weekly, The Illustrated London News, and Punch as well as printers' and trade catalogs, architectural graphics, and patterns for fabric and wall decoration by William Morris, Christopher Dresser, and other designers. Hundreds of color and black-and-white images offer glimpses of social history from the great book illustrators of the era as well as ordinary and extraordinary everyday objects, including displays of glassware, furniture, needlework, and stained glass windows from the famous Crystal Palace Exhibition of 1851. Detailed bibliographical information concerning every source--including biographical details of each artist--make this collection a vital reference tool as well as a stunning compendium of Victorian graphic and pictorial art and illustration. Students of graphic art, typography, and illustration as well as graphic designers and advertising professionals will prize this remarkable resource."--
- ISBN10 0486799840
- ISBN13 9780486799841
- Publish Date 14 January 2016
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 7 July 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Dover Publications Inc.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 160
- Language English