Courtiers and cannibals, angels and amazons : the art of the decorative cartographic titlepage / Rodney Shirley
2009, First Edition. Houten, Netherlands : Hes & De Graaf. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 272 pages; Physical description: 272 p. : ill. (some col. ) ; 30 cm. Summary: Title pages and frontispieces have been recognized as a fascinating decorative genre in their own right. Rodney Shirley illustrates 100 of the most important decorative titlepages and frontispieces, dating from the 15th to the late 19th centuries. Subjects: Title pages - History. Atlases. Illustration of books - History. Book design - History. Book ornamentation - History. Cartography. Item #207655
Price: €60.00