The Image in Print: Book Illustration in Late Medieval England and its Sources

Driver, Martha W.

ISBN 10: 0712348336 / ISBN 13: 9780712348331

Published by The British Library, 2004

About this Item

A close to Fine 1st Edition copy with pristine text (just faint toning to edges), no inscriptions, binding tight and barely a trace of use to maroon cloth boards. The dust wrapper displays just a hint of fading to spine else in excellent condition all round. Please see five pictures attached for a closer look.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1730723139134

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Image in Print: Book Illustration in Late Medieval England and its Sources
• Publisher: The British Library
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0712348336
• ISBN 13: 9780712348331
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

About this title

Synopsis

This new survey examines woodcuts in books and describes what they can tell us about how books were produced and why, about reading habits and developments in literacy and about the part they played in social, political and religious change.

About the Author

Martha W. Driver is a co-founder of the Early Book Society for the study of Manuscripts and Printing History as well as Distinguished Professor of English and Women's and Gender Studies at Pace University in New York.