{"product_id":"the-book-of-books-500-years-of-graphic-innovation","title":"The Book of Books: 500 Years of Graphic Innovation","description":"\u003cp\u003eA profusely illustrated visual history of the printed book  from bibles to childrens books to modern photography collections  that will delight and inform bibliophiles everywhere. Since the fifteenth century  the printed book has been an essential carrier of information. And  for more than five hundred years  there have been designers  printers  and publishers who have extended the boundaries of their professions aesthetically and technically  producing books that are masterpieces of graphic art.  This sumptuous collection tells the history of the printed book through milestone publications and little-known treasures of the art of the book. The noted originators range from Jenson and Bellaert in the fifteenth century through Piranesi  Bodoni  and Bewick to Morris  Gill  Tschichold  and Birdsall in the modern age. The featured publications include The Nuremberg Chronicle from 1493a masterpiece of integrated text and illustration; Maria Sibylla Merians book of insects from 1719; Muybridges 1887 Animal Locomotion; a photomontage book by John Heartfield published in 1929; and a 1937 edition of The Frogs by Aristophanes  produced by the Limited Editions Club of New York. 685 color illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946141380661,"sku":"ByrdShop_0500515913","price":155.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780500515914_753a141c-cc52-44e5-9cf7-795c5621b944.jpg?v=1770154846","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-book-of-books-500-years-of-graphic-innovation","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}