Alexander Nesbitt

A collection of 200 titlepages from the 15th century up to the early 20th century. As an artistic reference work (By this I mean a reference work for painters and illustrators.) it's an excellent book with great examples of decorative titlepage illustrations through several historical periods.
It also holds some interest for art-historians though more so in its breadth of pictures than through its writing, which is somewhat short and superficial. (It is rather useful as a way to find a way into further studies but on it's own the writing is rather shallow.)… (mehr)