The new bibliopolis : French book collectors and the culture of print, 1880-1914 /

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The late-nineteenth century in Europe was a period of profound political, social, and technological change. One result of these changes was the rise in France of an upper-bourgeois bohemian class. Many of its members stimulated interest in unique forms of artistic expression such as illustrated book...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Silverman, Willa Z., 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2008
Series:Studies in book and print culture.
Subjects:
1800-1999
Book collectors > France > History.
Book collectors > France > Biography.
Books > France > History > 19th century.
Books > France > History > 20th century.
Book collecting > France > History.
Bibliomania > History.
Bibliophiles > France > Histoire.
Bibliophiles > France > Biographies.
Livres > France > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Livres > France > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Bibliophilie > France > Histoire.
Bibliomanie > Histoire.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Publishing.
DESIGN > Book.
Bibliomania.
Book collecting.
Book collectors.
Books.
France.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
History.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. New Bibliopolis
  • 1. Books Worthy of Our Era? Octave Uzanne, Technology, and the Luxury Book
  • 2. Ancients against Moderns: Bibliophilia at the Fin de Siecle
  • 3. Everything to the Moderns: Independent and Contemporary Bibliophiles
  • 4. Artist and Amateur in the Creation of Fin-de-Siecle Illustrated Books
  • 5. Unpacking His Library. Robert de Montesquiou and the Aesthetics of the Book
  • 6. Enemies of Books? Women and the Bibliophilic Imagination
  • 7. Conclusion: The End of Books?

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