The Coffee-Table Book in the Post-War Anglophone World
Author | : Christine Elliott |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 261 |
Release | : 2023-09-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783031389023 |
ISBN-13 | : 3031389026 |
Rating | : 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Coffee-Table Book in the Post-War Anglophone World written by Christine Elliott and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-09-30 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Coffee-Table Book in the Post-War Anglophone World argues that coffee-table books appeared and became popular in the post-war era at the convergence of three important developments: advances in full colour printing technology, social change, and publishing entrepreneurism and innovation. Examining the coffee-table book through a book history lens acknowledges their significant contribution to post-war visual culture and illustrated publishing. Focussing on post-war America, Great Britain, and Australia during the “golden age” era of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, this history of the coffee-table book takes an interdisciplinary approach to put the coffee-table book in context in regards to materiality, format, printing, status, and genre.