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Another world : nineteenth-century illustrated print culture
Title:
Another world : nineteenth-century illustrated print culture

Nineteenth-century illustrated print culture.

19th-century illustrated print culture.
Author:
Mainardi, Patricia, author.
ISBN:
9780300219067
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Publication Information:
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017]
Physical Description:
vii, 296 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Contents:
Drawing's stepchild : lithography and caricature -- Spreading the news : the illustrated press -- The invention of comics : stories in pictures -- Paths forgotten, calls unheard : pictures in stories -- The curious history of popular imagery in France -- Conclusion : a complete panorama.
Abstract:
The remarkable story of the stylistic, cultural, and technical innovations that drove the surge of comics, caricature, and other print media in 19th-century Europe Taking its title from the 1844 visionary graphic novel by J. J. Grandville, this groundbreaking book explores the invention of print media-including comics, caricature, the illustrated press, illustrated books, and popular prints-tracing their development as well as the aesthetic, political, technological, and cultural issues that shaped them. The explosion of imagery from the late 18th century to the beginning of the 20th exceeded the print production from all previous centuries combined, spurred the growth of the international art market, and encouraged the cross-fertilization of media, subjects, and styles. Patricia Mainardi examines scores of imaginative and innovative prints, focusing on highly experimental moments of discovery, when artists and publishers tested the limits of each new medium, creating visual languages that extend to the comics and graphic novels of today. "Another World" unearths a wealth of visual material, revealing a history of how our image-saturated world came into being, and situating the study of print culture firmly within the context of art history.
Bibliographical References:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-287) and index.
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