Main entry:

Van Dyk, Stephen H., 1950-

Title & Author:

Rare books / Stephen H. Van Dyk.

Publication:

London ; New York : Scala Publishers in association with Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum and Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Smithsonian Institution, 2001.

Description:

112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Notes:
Book Printing and Marketing. Illustrations -- Ch. 1. Patterns for Inspiration. Natural History. Archaeology and History. Original Designs -- Ch. 2. Cultural Aspects of Design. Collecting and Ownership. Political and Social Commentary. History of Social Customs and Taste. Commemorative Books. International Expositions. Travel -- Ch. 3. Design Instruction. Technical Encyclopedias. Guides to Design Elements. Technical Manuals. Craftsmen's Guides. Manuals for the Amateur -- Ch. 4. Documenting Design. Personal Adornment: Jewelry and Textiles. Tableware: Ceramics, Glass, and Silverware. Furnishings and Interiors. Architecture. Landscape, Theater Set, and Industrial Design -- Ch. 5. The Art and Enjoyment of the Book. Pop-Up Books. Limited Editions. Typography Guides and Innovative Layouts. Decorative Bindings and Covers.

Summary:

This book examines more than one hundred illustrated printed design books dating from the sixteenth through to the twentieth centuries in the Library Collection of Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.
"The collections of Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York comprise a unique history of design. The Museum's library and archive, a branch of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, contains more than 60,000 volumes, including 5,000 rare books pertaining to design, architecture, and the decorative arts. A selection of the most significant and unusual of these rare books forms the subject of this volume - part of an exciting new series devoted to design and the decorative arts as seen through the National Design Museum's glorious collections." "Stephen H. Van Dyk examines here how illustrated decorative arts and design books have served variously as inspiration to designers, as a means of documenting design, as tools for instruction, and as works of art in themselves." "One hundred color illustrations capture the beauty and allure of such remarkable books as Pierre Vallet's Le jardin du Roy tres chrestien, Loys XIII, Roy de France et de Navare of 1623, containing more than fifty life-size engravings, and Jules Goury, and Owen Jones's Plans, elevations, sections, and details of the Alhambra of 1842-45. Examples of fine and unusual bindings, children's books, pop-ups, and illustrated manuals are also included." "Rare books provide valuable insights into the environmental factors that shape the designs of a particular society or era. By providing examples from the Museum's collection of books on history, culture, politics, etiquette, home management, and travel, Van Dyk shows how such books played key roles in promoting and defining taste and standards of design."--Jacket

ISBN:

1857592387
9781857592382

Subject:

Smithsonian Institution. Libraries. Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Branch.
Smithsonian Institution libraries.
Rare books New York (State) New York.
Libraries New York (State) New York Special collections Design.
Libraries Special collections New York (State) New York Decorative arts.
Book design History.
Illustration of books.
Livres rares New York (État) New York.
Bibliothèques New York (État) New York Fonds spéciaux Arts décoratifs.
Livres Conception graphique Histoire.
Illustration des livres.
illustration (process)
Libraries Special collections Design.
Libraries Special collections Decorative arts.
Book design.
Rare books.
Boekkunst.
Vormgeving.
Illustraties.
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.
Livres rares États-Unis New York (États-Unis ; État)
Bibliothèques États-Unis New York (États-Unis ; État) Bibliothèques Fonds spéciaux.
Bibliothèques États-Unis New York (États-Unis ; État) Bibliothèques Fonds spéciaux Arts décoratifs.
Livres illustrés.
Libraries New York (State) New York Special collections Decorative arts.
New York (State) New York.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 217770
Call No.: Z733.S67 V3 2001
Status: Available