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Beautiful Book Designs: From the Middle Ages to the Mid 20th Century (Pie × Hiroshi Unno Art) - Softcover

Unno, Hiroshi

 
9784756247049: Beautiful Book Designs: From the Middle Ages to the Mid 20th Century (Pie × Hiroshi Unno Art)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 4756247040 ISBN 13: 9784756247049
Publisher: PIE Books, 2016

Synopsis

The Book of Kells (said to be the most beautiful book in the world), Leicester Codex (the most expensive book by Leonardo da Vinci), Decorative Scripture in Middle Ages, Gift Books in late 19th century, Design Books in the era of Art Nouveau & Art Deco, Penguin Book Covers...This is a complete collection of over 100 ‘Beautiful Books’ in the world, printed with high-quality.Although the body text is in Japanese, the title of each book appears in its original language, and the complete book list including the year of publication, country, and the owner is written in English.A treasured book for book lovers, printings, and those who love classic culture in the West.Following libraries and museum have the books introduced in this book.Pierpont Morgan Library New York,Library of Congress, Washington DC,New York Public Library New York,Museum of Fine Arts Boston,The Wolfsonian FIU Library Florida,

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About the Author

Hiroshi Unno: Born in Tokyo, Japan, a writer specialized in art, film, music, city theory and novel.

From the Back Cover

The Book of Kells (said to be the most beautiful book in the world), Leicester Codex (the most expensive book by Leonardo da Vinci), Decorative Scripture in Middle Ages, Gift Books in late 19th century, Design Books in the era of Art Nouveau & Art Deco, Penguin Book Covers... This is a complete collection of over 100 'Beautiful Books' in the world, printed with high-quality. Although the body text is in Japanese, the title of each book appears in its original language, and the complete book list including the year of publication, country, and the owner is written in English. A treasured book for book lovers, printings, and those who love classic culture in the West. Following libraries and museum have the books introduced in this book. Pierpont Morgan Library New York, Library of Congress, Washington DC, New York Public Library New York, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, The Wolfsonian FIU Library Florida,

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Publisher
PIE Books
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
4756247040
ISBN 13 
9784756247049
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
311