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PublisherHuntington Library Press

ISBN-100873282477

ISBN-139780873282475

eBay Product ID (ePID)110963032

Product Key Features

Book TitleGenesis : William Blake's Last Illuminated Work

Number of Pages100 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicPoetry, Christianity / General, Subjects & Themes / Religious, European, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

Publication Year2012

IllustratorYes

GenreLiterary Criticism, Art, Religion

AuthorWilliam. Blake, Robert Essick

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight61.4 Oz

Item Length17.3 in

Item Width12.9 in

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LCCN2011-029769

ReviewsAn insightful glance into Blake's artistic method, theological outlook, and interpretive techniques. . . . A treat for both the eyes and the mind., The Crosby-Essick Genesis is both a splendid facsimile and an indispensable work of reference. . . . Becoming familiar with it will be both a pleasure and a duty.

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal745.6/7092

SynopsisWilliam Blake—poet, printmaker, artist—drew inspiration from the Bible throughout his life. Shortly before his death in 1827, he began an illuminated manuscript of the Book of Genesis, revisiting such key themes as creation, division, and forgiveness. Blake was also concerned with questions of biblical interpretation: his two depictions of the creation of Eve, for instance, demonstrate his engagement with theories of Genesis as a composite text. This landmark edition of Blake's Genesis provides the first full-size color reproduction of the Huntington Library's manuscript. Blake completed 11 pages of text decorated with pencil and watercolor designs, including two vibrantly colored title pages. Blake's unfinished pages offer rare insights into his process of composition, such as the way in which he conceived of and worked up his designs from preliminary sketches. Mark Crosby and Robert N. Essick's detailed critical commentary considers the way in which Blake read his Genesis, Blake's relationship with patron John Linnell, and the iconography of Blake's designs and their relation to earlier works., William Blake--poet, printmaker, artist--drew inspiration from the Bible throughout his life. Shortly before his death in 1827, he began an illuminated manuscript of the Book of Genesis, revisiting such key themes as creation, division, and forgiveness. Blake was also concerned with questions of biblical interpretation: his two depictions of the creation of Eve, for instance, demonstrate his engagement with theories of Genesis as a composite text. This landmark edition of Blake's "Genesis" provides the first full-size color reproduction of the Huntington Library's manuscript. Blake completed 11 pages of text decorated with pencil and watercolor designs, including two vibrantly colored title pages. Blake's unfinished pages offer rare insights into his process of composition, such as the way in which he conceived of and worked up his designs from preliminary sketches. Mark Crosby and Robert N. Essick's detailed critical commentary considers the way in which Blake read his Genesis, Blake's relationship with patron John Linnell, and the iconography of Blake's designs and their relation to earlier works.

LC Classification NumberN6797.B57B57 2012