"He makes lovers of books out of people who never knew books before" . Appalled by the way commercialization cheapened the art of printing books, and inspired by William Morris' Kelmscott Press, Elbert Hubbard founded his own press in 1893. The Roycroft Press became perhaps the most important touchstone of the Arts and Crafts Movement in America, which sought to revive the standards of medieval craftsmanship by producing books that were themselves works of art. Under the Roycroft imprint Hubbard wrote 170 "conversational" essays he called "Little Journeys" about the lives and works of historic personages from such fields as the arts, government and private enterprise.
Language
English
Pages
65
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Roycrofters, New York
Release
May 17, 2022
ISBN
1334232547
Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators: Mark Antony
"He makes lovers of books out of people who never knew books before" . Appalled by the way commercialization cheapened the art of printing books, and inspired by William Morris' Kelmscott Press, Elbert Hubbard founded his own press in 1893. The Roycroft Press became perhaps the most important touchstone of the Arts and Crafts Movement in America, which sought to revive the standards of medieval craftsmanship by producing books that were themselves works of art. Under the Roycroft imprint Hubbard wrote 170 "conversational" essays he called "Little Journeys" about the lives and works of historic personages from such fields as the arts, government and private enterprise.