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Word & image : art, books and design from the National Art Library

Title: Word & image : art, books and design from the National Art Library / edited by Rowan Watson, Elizabeth James and Julius Bryant.
Author: National Art Library (Great Britain), author.
Publication: London : V & A Publishing, 2015.

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Request for On-site Use Request Scan Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Use in library	JFF 14-1446	Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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Description

176 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 28 cm

Alternative Title

Word and image
Art, books and design from the National Art Library

Subjects

Museum libraries > England > London > Catalogs
Illustration of books > England > London > Bibliography > Catalogs
Art libraries > England > London > Catalogs
National Art Library (Great Britain) Catalogs
Book design > History > Bibliography > Catalogs

Note

Published to accompany the first international touring exhibition of treasures from the National Art Library. (Director's foreword).

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-172) and index.

Contents

Director's foreword -- A reader's foreword -- 'Word and image' : the evolution of the Victoria and Albert Museum's library / Julius Bryant -- The growth of the library collection, 1837-1909 / Rowan Watson -- Collecting the art and design of the book after 1909 / Elizabeth James -- Art, Books and Design from the National Art Library. Introduction ; 1. Resources for art and design education ; 2. Making images : the illustrator at work ; 3. Designers, aesthetes and the 'book beautiful' ; 4. The impact of photography ; 5. Promoting commercial art : the initiative of 1936 ; 6. The fashion archive ; 7. Modern artists and the book -- Timeline.

Call Number

JFF 14-1446

ISBN

9781851778089
185177808X

LCCN

2014932331

OCLC

894641322

Author

National Art Library (Great Britain), author.

Title

Word & image : art, books and design from the National Art Library / edited by Rowan Watson, Elizabeth James and Julius Bryant.

Publisher

London : V & A Publishing, 2015.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-172) and index.

Added Author

Bryant, Julius, editor.

Watson, Rowan, editor.

James, Elizabeth, 1950- editor.

Victoria and Albert Museum, issuing body.

Research Call Number

JFF 14-1446

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