Project Gutenberg 2014-02-13 Public domain in the USA. 441 Bouchot, Henri 1849 1906 Bouchot, Henri François Xavier Marie Bouchot, Henri Francois Xavier Marie Bigmore, E. C. (Edward Clements) 1899 Bigmore, F. C. Bigmore, Edward Clements 75311648 Le livre. English The Printed Book: Its History, Illustration and Adornment From the Days of Gutenberg to the Present Time Produced by Chris Curnow, Tony De Vita and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Printed Book: Its History, Illustration and Adornment" by Henri Bouchot is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work offers a comprehensive survey of the development of the printed book from the time of Gutenberg to the present, highlighting the art and industry surrounding book production, illustration, and design. It paints a picture of the evolution of printing techniques and artistic contributions to bookmaking over four centuries. The opening of the text introduces reader to the preamble of the work, explaining its purpose as a summary of the book's history, focusing especially on the artistic elements as opposed to purely technical aspects of printing. Bouchot mentions the vast number of previous essays on the subject, signifying that while it may not provide new revelations for experts, it aims to be a useful resource for those interested. He notes a particular emphasis on illustrators and decorative artists, briefly recounting the early innovations in printing prior to Gutenberg’s movable type, and hints at the complexity of the development of the art form that this narrative will explore in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44890/44890-h/images/i_cover.jpg Reading ease score: 58.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Books Illustration of books Books -- History Printing -- History Bookbinding -- History Z Text Category: History - Other Category: Art 515913 2025-07-18T08:14:24.196937 text/html 472057 2024-10-24T02:37:44 text/html 20144352 2025-07-18T08:14:40.640825 application/epub+zip 20096374 2025-07-18T08:14:27.304927 application/epub+zip 244308 2025-07-18T08:14:25.641896 application/epub+zip 20158985 2025-07-18T08:14:50.333831 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 20070902 2025-07-18T08:14:35.950816 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337007 2022-09-20T13:39:44.182657 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419041 2025-07-18T08:14:22.423928 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 399016 2024-10-24T02:37:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19125 2025-07-18T08:14:50.607768 application/rdf+xml 12117 2025-07-18T08:14:25.771865 image/jpeg 2118 2025-07-18T08:14:25.707867 image/jpeg 20010417 2025-07-18T08:14:24.948908 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia