Pictorial Webster's：A Visual Dictionary of Curiosities

图书标准信息

• 作者 Johnny Carrera 著
• 出版社 Chronicle Books
• 出版时间 2009-09
• ISBN 9780811867184
• 定价 276.80元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 512页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Featuringover1,500engravingsthatoriginallygracedthepagesofWebster'sdictionariesinthe19thcentury,thischunkyvolumeisanirresistibletreasuretroveforartlovers,designers,andanyonewithaninterestinvisualhistory.Meticulouslycleanedandrestoredbyfine-pressbookmakerJohnnyCarrera,theengravingsinPictorialWebster'shavebeencompiledintoanalluringandunusualvisualreferenceguideforthemodernday.Imagesrangefromtheentirelymysterioustotheclassicallyiconic.FromAcornstoZebras,BellJarstoVelocipedes,thesealphabeticallyarrangedarchetypesandcuriositiescreateenigmaticjuxtapositionsandillustratetheitemsdeemedimportanttotheVictorianmind.Suretoinspireanddelight,PictorialWebster'sisatonceafascinatinghistoricalrecordandastunningjewelofabook.

【作者简介】

JohnM.Carreraisaprinter,bookbinder,andartistwhohastaughtandlecturedextensively.HeisthefounderandproprietorofQuercusPressletterpressandbindery.HelivesinWaltham,Massachusetts.