A Heavenly Craft: The Woodcut in Early Printed Books

by Daniela Laube, Daniel De Simone, Daniel Simone, et al.

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The combination of the woodcuta print method devised early in the fifteenth centurywith Johannes Gutenberg's revolutionary invention of printing with moveable type resulted in a powerful explosion of information and ideas. For the first time, it was possible to use a mechanized system to print identical copies of books containing both text and images. Featured in A Heavenly Craft are the earliest surviving examples of these books from throughout...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0807615366

ISBN13:9780807615362

Release Date:November 2004

Publisher:George Braziller

Length:192 Pages

Weight:0.20 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 9.3" x 12.0"

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Art Arts, Music & Photography Crafts & Hobbies Crafts & Hobbies Graphic Design History Language Arts Printing Printmaking Publishing & Books

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