Lot 813 Owen Jones. One thousand and one initial …

One thousand and one initial letters designed and illuminated. Titel und 27 Tafeln, lithographiert in Gold und Farben (Chromolithographie). London, Day & Son, 1864. Folio. Goldgeprägter Original-Leinenband mit Goldschnitt (berieben und bestossen, Gelenke und Ecken restauriert, Innengelenke verstärkt).

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Moderne Literatur und Kunst – Das von Owen Jones (1809-1874), einem der einflussreichsten Ornamenttheoretiker des 19. Jahrhunderts, verfasste Werk richtet sich ausdrücklich an Schriftsetzer, Buchkünstler, Architekten und Designer und bietet ihnen einen reichhaltigen Fundus historisch und neu entworfener Initialen im zeittypischen, farbenprächtigen Dekorationsstil. Der Band enthält einen lithographierten Titel und 27 Tafeln, auf denen die Initialen in Gruppen angeordnet sind, meist auf neutralem Grund, in variierenden Stiltypen - von gotisierend und renaissancehaft bis zu orientalisch inspirierten Formen - und in Gold und leuchtenden Farben gedruckt. Jones nutzt die Möglichkeiten der Chromolithographie für feine Linien, Schattierungen und metallisch wirkende Goldpartien, sodass die Buchstaben wie Miniaturen oder Ausschnitte aus illuminierten Handschriften wirken, zugleich aber klar in der Formensprache der viktorianischen Ornamentik stehen. Als Produkt der Lithographenfirma Day & Son ("Lithographers to the Queen") ist der Band zugleich ein Spitzenbeispiel viktorianischer Farbdrucktechnik.

Modern Literature and Art – Title page and 27 plates, lithographed in gold and color (chromolithography). This work is specifically intended for typesetters, book artists, architects, and designers, offering them a rich collection of historical and newly designed initials in the colorful decorative style characteristic of the period. The volume contains a lithographed title page and 27 plates on which the initials are arranged in groups, mostly on a neutral background, in varying styles-ranging from Gothic and Renaissance to Oriental-inspired forms-and printed in gold and vibrant colors. Jones exploits the possibilities of chromolithography for fine lines, shading, and metallic-looking gold sections, so that the letters appear like miniatures or excerpts from illuminated manuscripts, while at the same time clearly embodying the formal language of Victorian ornamentation. Owen Jones (1809-1874) was one of the most influential ornamentation theorists of the 19th century. As a product of the lithographic firm Day & Son ("Lithographers to the Queen"), the volume is also a prime example of Victorian color printing technology.

Startprice: 800 €
Estimate: 1200 €

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