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`White vellum and gilt edges': Imaging The Keepsake.
| Title: | `White vellum and gilt edges': Imaging The Keepsake. |
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| Authors: | Ledbetter, Kathryn |
| Source: | Studies in the Literary Imagination. Spring97, Vol. 30 Issue 1, p35. 15p. 2 Black and White Photographs. |
| Abstract: | The article discusses the 19th century literary annual "The Keepsake" edited by William Harrison Ainsworth and owned by Charles Heath, focusing on the marketing and design of the anthology style books to appeal to British middle class women. Engravings in the book are described, and contributors such as Percy Bysshe Shelly and Walter Scott are mentioned. Art appreciation, fees paid to authors and artists, and gender roles in the 19th century are also discussed. |
| Subject Terms: | *Book design, Serial publications, Reading interests of women, 19th century English literature |
| Reviews & Products: | Keepsake, The (Book) |
| People: | Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805-1882, Heath, Charles |
| ISSN: | 00393819 |
| Database: | Art & Architecture Complete |
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