The Early Illuminated Books

The Early Illuminated Books
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 302
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ISBN-10 : 0691001472
ISBN-13 : 9780691001470
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Book Synopsis The Early Illuminated Books by : William Blake

Download or read book The Early Illuminated Books written by William Blake and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The nature of William Blake's genius and of his art is most completely expressed in his Illuminated Books. In order to give full and free expression to his vision Blake invented a method of printing that enabled him to created works in which words and images combine to form pages uniquely rich in content and beautiful in form. It is only through the pages as originally conceived and published by the poet himself that Blake's meaning can be fully experienced."--Publisher's description.


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