Illustrated with 100 line drawings and 200 colour photographs
Format: 1950s vintage edition
and muted earthy tones
Publisher: CCH New Zealand Limited
For digital use and for printing
The Art of the Book and Its Illustration by Jan Poortenaar FB01 Illustrated with 100 line drawingsThe Art of the Book and Its Illustration by Jan Poortenaar A handsome 1935 first edition study of book design, printing history, typography, illustration, bookbinding, libraries, paper making, press work, manuscript preparation, proof reading, and the technical processes behind book production. Written by Jan Poortenaar, with a chapter by Prof. Dr. Maurits Sabbe, Curator of the Museum Plantin Moretus, Antwerp, and a foreword by C. H. St. J. Hornby.