19th-century American printing techniques
19th-century American prints
19th-century book illustrators
19th-century illustrated books
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American art and book culture
American book illustrators
American book trade history
American engraving history
American illustrated books history
American printing innovations
American printing revolution
Antique book illustration
Art accessibility in early America
Art in 19th-century
Artistic collaboration in publishing
Artists and authors in early America
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Book collecting in early America
Book illustration and storytelling
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Class and culture in book ownership
Craftsmanship in book design
Early American illustration
Early American newspapers and prints
Early American publishers
Early American publishing industry
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Evolution of book illustrations
Growth of American readership
History of American book design
History of American book illustration
How illustrations shaped literature
Illustrated fiction in the 1800s
Illustrated poetry books
Illustrating literature in early America
Illustration and literary meaning
Poetry illustration in early America
Printing and publishing in early America
Printing technology in America
Publisher-artist partnerships
Reading habits of 19th-century Americans
Relationship between art and literature
Revolutionary War print culture
Rise of book illustration
The business of book illustration
The role of visual storytelling in books
U.S. publishing and cultural development
Visual culture in early America
Visual literacy in the 1800s
Visual narrative in early print
Product details
- ISBN 9781625346209
- Weight: 794g
- Dimensions: 152 x 231mm
- Publication Date: 21 Dec 2021
- Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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In the immediate aftermath of the Revolutionary War, only the wealthiest Americans could afford to enjoy illustrated books and prints. But, by the end of the next century, it was commonplace for publishers to load their books with reproductions of fine art and beautiful new commissions from amateur and professional artists.
Georgia Brady Barnhill, an expert on the visual culture of this period, explains the costs and risks that publishers faced as they brought about the transition from a sparse visual culture to a rich one. Establishing new practices and investing in new technologies to enhance works of fiction and poetry, bookmakers worked closely with skilled draftsmen, engravers, and printers to reach an increasingly literate and discriminating American middle class. Barnhill argues that while scholars have largely overlooked the efforts of early American illustrators, the works of art that they produced impacted readers' understandings of the texts they encountered, and greatly enriched the nation's cultural life.
Georgia Brady Barnhill, an expert on the visual culture of this period, explains the costs and risks that publishers faced as they brought about the transition from a sparse visual culture to a rich one. Establishing new practices and investing in new technologies to enhance works of fiction and poetry, bookmakers worked closely with skilled draftsmen, engravers, and printers to reach an increasingly literate and discriminating American middle class. Barnhill argues that while scholars have largely overlooked the efforts of early American illustrators, the works of art that they produced impacted readers' understandings of the texts they encountered, and greatly enriched the nation's cultural life.
