Author: SHIRLEY, RODNEY W.
Title: Courtiers and cannibals, angels and amazons : the art of the decorative cartographic titlepage / Rodney Shirley
Description: Houten. Netherlands : Hes & De Graaf 2009. First Edition. 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.Weight in Kg appr.:

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