Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard Book Illustrations and Title-Pages

Name: Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard Book Illustrations and Title-Pages
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ISBN: 9780199210190

ISBN-10: 0199210195

ISBN-13: 9780199210190

Edition: N/A

Authors: Ludwig Burchard, J. Richard Judson, C. Van de Velde

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Throughout his life, Rubens was closely connected with the world of books, executing or supervising the designs for over 80 title pages, book illustrations, and theses. It was through his long association with Balthasar Moretus, the creative force at Plantin Press, that book illustration took on a new dimension in 17th-century Antwerp. Together, Rubens and Moretus gradually brought about a fundamental change in the concept of the title page--whereas the frontispieces of the previous century were purely decorative and only generally related to the texts, they now contained an allegorical significance closely related to the contents of the book. In the light of new research, Judson and Van de…

Book details

List price: $175.00
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/18/1990
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 798
Size: 7.56" wide x 10.88" long x 0.44" tall
Weight: 0.088
Language: English