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William Blake : The Complete Illuminated Books by Thames & Hudson (2001, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherThames & Hudson
ISBN-100500282455
ISBN-139780500282458
eBay Product ID (ePID)1814604
Product Key Features
Book TitleWilliam Blake : the Complete Illuminated Books
Number of Pages480 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2001
TopicIndividual Artists / General, Book, Poetry
IllustratorYes
GenreLiterary Criticism, Design, Art
AuthorThames & Hudson
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight76.4 Oz
Item Length11.7 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal821/.7
Synopsis"If you know Blake's poems you're getting only half--or rather none of--the picture."--The New York Times, Includes: Jerusalem; Songs of Innocence and of Experience; All Religions are One; There is No Natural Religion; The Book of Thel; The Marriage of Heaven and Hell; Visions of the Daughters of Albion; America a Prophecy; Europe a Prophecy; The Song of Los Milton a Poem; The Ghost of Abel; On Homers Poetry and] On Virgil; Laocoon; The First Book of Urizen; The Book of Ahania; The Book of Los., In his Illuminated Books, William Blake combined text and image on a single page in a way that had not been done since the Middle Ages. For Blake, religion and politics, intellect and emotion, mind and body were both unified and in conflict with each other: his work is expressive of his personal mythology, and his methods of conveying it were integral to its meaning., In his Illuminated Books, William Blake combined text and imagery on a single page in a way that had not been done since the Middle Ages. For Blake, religion and politics, intellect and emotion, mind and body were both unified and in conflict with each other: his work is expressive of his personal mythology, and his methods of conveying it were integral to its meaning. There is no comparison with reading books such as Jerusalem, America , and Songs of Innocence and of Experience in Blake's own medium, infused with his sublime and exhilarating colors. Tiny figures and forms dance among the lines of the text, flames appear to burn up the page, and dense passages of Biblical-sounding text are brought to a jarring halt by startling images of death, destruction, and liberation. Blake's hope that his books would obtain wide circulation was unfulfilled: some exist only in unique copies and none was printed in more than very small numbers. Now, for the first time, the plates from the William Blake Trust's Collected Edition have been brought together in a single volume, with transcripts of the texts and an introduction by the noted scholar David Bindman. Includes: Jerusalem; Songs of Innocence and of Experience; All Religions are One; There is No Natural Religion; The Book of Thel; The Marriage of Heaven and Hell; Visions of the Daughters of Albion; America a Prophecy; Europe a Prophecy; The Song of Los Milton a Poem; The Ghost of Abel; On Homers Poetry [and] On Virgil; Laocoon; The First Book of Urizen; The Book of Ahania; The Book of Los., In his 'illuminated' books, William Blake combined his handwritten text with his exuberant imagery on pages the like of which had not been seen since the great decorated books of the Middle Ages. To have Blake's great prophetic poems - Jerusalem and Songs of Innocence and of Experience , for example - in cold letterpress bears no comparison to seeing and reading them in Blake's own medium, with his sublime and exhilarating colours. This edition, produced together with The William Blake Trust, contains all the pages of Blake's twenty or so illuminated books reproduced in true size, an appendix with all Blake's text set in type and an introduction by the noted Blake scholar, David Bindman.
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- 23 Jan, 2019
Not quite what I expected
This is more of a text book format than I thought ot would be. And quite large. Too tall gor my bookshelf. That being said it is what it says it is. And if youare looking for a complete collection of William Blake is a good price.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 19 Jan, 2021
Great book
Very good quality book. Few signs of wear.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 13 May, 2020
Just the pics, ma'am.
Full Color plates in original sizes.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 04 Apr, 2024
Nice photos
All goodVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
