The Works of William Blake in the Huntington Collections
Published on 1. January 1985
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-87328-084-6 (ISBN)
Description
This complete catalogue of William Blake's work from the richly comprehensive collections of the Huntington Library and Art Gallery features a full introduction and explanatory text by a leading Blake scholar and covers the artist's entire oeuvre: his pencil sketches, watercolor drawings, tempera paintings, engravings, etchings, relief color printing, illustrated and illuminated books, and printed writings.
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Language
English
Place of publication
California
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
51 b/w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87328-084-6 (9780873280846)
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Robert N. Essick is Professor of English at the University of California, Riverside. Among his many books are William Blake, Printmaker, selected by CHOICE as an Outstanding Academic Book of 1980-81, and William Blake at the Huntington, a Book-of-the-Month Club alternate selection. Essick specializes in British romantic literature and art, particularly William Blake. He is currently working on the Blake Electronic Archive.