Beautiful Book Designs From the Middle Ages to the Mid 20th Century [Paperback]

The Book of Kells (said to be the most beautiful book in the world), Leicester Codex (the most expensive book by Leonardo da Vinci), Decorative Scripture in Middle Ages, Gift Books in late 19th century, Design Books in the era of Art Nouveau & Art Deco, Penguin Book Covers...This is a complete collection of over 100 Beautiful Books in the world, printed with high-quality.Although the body text is in Japanese, the title of each book appears in its original language, and the complete book list including the year of publication, country, and the owner is written in English.A treasured book for book lovers, printings, and those who love classic culture in the West.Following libraries and museum have the books introduced in this book.Pierpont Morgan Library New York,Library of Congress, Washington DC,New York Public Library New York,Museum of Fine Arts Boston,The Wolfsonian FIU Library Florida,The wonderful world of the beautiful books&4Chapter 1 The history of the beautiful books&11The medieval period ---Illuminated manuscripts&13Book of Kells / around 800, ScotlandThe dawn of the printed book&77Gutenberg 42-Line Bible / around1455, GermanyThe 17th and 18th centuries&89Songs of Innocence and of Experience / Author: William Brake, 1794, EnglandThe 19th century&107The Grammar of Ornament / Author: Owen Jones, 1856, EnglandLate 19th century&125The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer / 1896, EnglandThe 20th century&200Vogue / November 1913, AmericaJazz / Author: Henri Matisse, 1947, FranceChapter 2 Searching for flower gardens of ornaments and ideal type characters&201Beautiful flowers&202Les Roses / Illustrator: Pierre-Joseph Redoute, 1817-1824, FranceBeautiful typography&248Fleuron, Vol.6, On decorative Printing in America / 1928,EnglandThe time Machine / 1931, AmericaList of books&305