Elements of Book Design and Illustration

Frontispiece from The History of Marie Antoinette of France

John S. C. Abbott, The History of Marie Antoinette of France. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1849. This half-title page imitates, in vivid colors and gold, the technique of a medieval manuscript.

Exhibit Introduction

Color Graphics

Black and White Graphics

Book Covers

Bibliography of Books Used in Exhibit

Comments to the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives Staff