William Blake: The Complete Illuminated Books

-

ISBN 10: 0500282455 / ISBN 13: 9780500282458

Published by - -, 2001

This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 6545-9780500282458

Synopsis:

'Sumptuous facsimiles...glorious coloured pages...like peeping into a furnace of light through a crack in the door' London Review of Books

In his ‘illuminated’ books, William Blake combined his handwritten text with his exuberant imagery on pages the like of which had not been seen since the great decorated books of the Middle Ages. To have Blake’s great prophetic poems - Jerusalem and Songs of Innocence and of Experience, for example - in cold letterpress bears no comparison to seeing and reading them in Blake’s own medium, with his sublime and exhilarating colours.

This edition, produced together with The William Blake Trust, contains all the pages of Blake’s twenty or so illuminated books reproduced in true size, an appendix with all Blake’s text set in type and an introduction by the noted Blake scholar, David Bindman.

About the Author: David Bindman is a noted Blake scholar.

Bibliographic Details

Title: William Blake: The Complete Illuminated Books
Publisher: - -
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good