The New World: Embracing American History
Title
The New World: Embracing American History
Creator
Henry Howard Brownell, book's author
Publisher
New York: G. and F. Bill
Date
1857
Revised edition
Contributor
Katherine Owens researched and wrote the event description in 2018.
Description
For a description of the book, please click on the image of the event label/description or scroll to the bottom of the page for the section entitled "Text" for a transcription of the attached document.
Subject
History
Identifier
SPECIAL E18 .B76 1857 v.1
Language
English, book's contents
English, event description
English, event description
Relation
This book has another record in the "Beautiful Books" Lobby Display Collection.
To see this book on November 15, 2018 in the "Event Photographs" Collection, please go here [Photograph of Books] 05444, here [Photograph of Books] 05457, and here [Photograph of Books] IMG_0602.
To see this book on November 15, 2018 in the "Event Photographs" Collection, please go here [Photograph of Books] 05444, here [Photograph of Books] 05457, and here [Photograph of Books] IMG_0602.
Text
Transcript of event transcript:
THE NEW WORLD: EMBRACING AMERICAN HISTORY | HENRY HOWARD BROWNELL | NEW YORK: G. AND F. BILL | 1857
The New World sports Islamic and French binding styles. Strapwork (interlacing) was introduced from the Islamic countries in the early 16th century, the use of realistic florals intertwined with the interlacing appeared in France in the late 16th century, and the floral basket is a motif that is also from the 1500s. The floral strapwork style would become a hallmark of the Art Nouveau period. A further 16th century influence is designing the cover with no consideration to the subject matter. Notice the break in the plain border at center top of the front and back covers - the plate this design was stamped from was crooked. Underneath all the gilt, the cloth has a pattern that imitates goatskin leather.
The marbled design on the edges of the textblock is very unusual, and if you look very carefully at the headband and the tailband you will notice that the lines of blue somewhat line up with the blue threads of the bands. Other fun details to this book include the fun typography of the chapter titles, the frames around the text, and the copper plate engravings, and some are colorized. Like so many of our books, this one has suffered from people dropping food or drink into the book and reading with dirty fingers. This book also has insect damage as you can see from the light red areas where food stained pieces of fabric have been eaten by bugs.
This book came to us several years ago when the St. Augustine Historical Society had to weed their overstuffed shelves.
THE NEW WORLD: EMBRACING AMERICAN HISTORY | HENRY HOWARD BROWNELL | NEW YORK: G. AND F. BILL | 1857
The New World sports Islamic and French binding styles. Strapwork (interlacing) was introduced from the Islamic countries in the early 16th century, the use of realistic florals intertwined with the interlacing appeared in France in the late 16th century, and the floral basket is a motif that is also from the 1500s. The floral strapwork style would become a hallmark of the Art Nouveau period. A further 16th century influence is designing the cover with no consideration to the subject matter. Notice the break in the plain border at center top of the front and back covers - the plate this design was stamped from was crooked. Underneath all the gilt, the cloth has a pattern that imitates goatskin leather.
The marbled design on the edges of the textblock is very unusual, and if you look very carefully at the headband and the tailband you will notice that the lines of blue somewhat line up with the blue threads of the bands. Other fun details to this book include the fun typography of the chapter titles, the frames around the text, and the copper plate engravings, and some are colorized. Like so many of our books, this one has suffered from people dropping food or drink into the book and reading with dirty fingers. This book also has insect damage as you can see from the light red areas where food stained pieces of fabric have been eaten by bugs.
This book came to us several years ago when the St. Augustine Historical Society had to weed their overstuffed shelves.
Original Format
Book / Unpublished Print Document
Collection
Citation
Henry Howard Brownell, book's author, “The New World: Embracing American History,” Beautiful Books in Flagler College's Special Collections, accessed May 15, 2024, https://beautifulbooks.omeka.net/items/show/99.