Silverman, Willa Z.
<<The>> new bibliopolis French book collectors and the culture of print, 1880-1914 Willa Z. Silverman.
Toronto University of Toronto Press 2008
312 S. Ill.
Studies in book and print culture
"The late-nineteenth century in Europe was a period of profound political, social, and technological change. One result of these changes was the rise in France of an upper-bourgeois bohemian class. Many of its members stimulated interest in unique forms of artistic expression such as illustrated books. On account of their influence, an atmosphere of intense bibliophilic activity came to define French culture at the turn of the century. The New Bibliopolis explores the role of amateurs in promoting the book arts in France during this period.
Drawing on extensive original research, Willa Z. Silverman looks at the ways in which book collectors supported print culture. She shows how, through the admiration demonstrated by collectors for this medium, print came to be a crucial part of popular conceptions of aesthetics. As collectors, publishers, authors, designers, and directors of bibliophile societies, reviews, and small presses, these book lovers became passionate and prolific interlocutors of the printed word in a uniquely artistic epoch. Silverman analyzes subjects as diverse as the relationship between book collecting and aesthetic and cultural currents such as Symbolism; the gendered nature of book collecting; the increased collaboration between authors and illustrators; and the marketing of fine books at international exhibits.
The New Bibliopolis is an important contribution to the study of book history, French socio-cultural history, and fine and decorative arts."--pub. desc.
9780802092113 cloth
080209211X
Bibliomania History.
Book collecting France History.
Book collectors France Biography.
Book collectors France History.
Books France History 19th century.
Books France History 20th century.
Bibliophiles France Histoire.
Bibliophiles France Biographies.
Livres France Histoire 19e siècle.
Livres France Histoire 20e siècle.
Bibliophilie France Histoire.
Bibliomanie Histoire.
Bibliomania.
Book collecting.
Book collectors.
Books.
Bibliophiler
Buchdruck
Bibliophilie
France.
Frankreich
Biographies.
History.
Location: Library main 257876
Call No.: BIB 188428
Status: Available
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