The Pictorial Press: Its Origin and Progress
Author | : Mason Jackson |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2019-12-12 |
ISBN-10 | : EAN:4064066206765 |
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Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book The Pictorial Press: Its Origin and Progress written by Mason Jackson and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-12 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Pictorial Press: Its Origin and Progress" is a treatise on the use of pictorial form in newspapers. It gives a history on the subject, discussing various events as captured in the newspapers, from Sir Francis Drake's explorations, to various storms and natural disasters of the seventeenth century and the English Civil War. The author emphasizes the fact of universal understanding of pictorial form by even the most illiterate of men.