Guide to the Printed Work of Jessie M. King

9781584562047

1584562048

"Jessie M. King (1875-1949) was the foremost Scottish book designer and illustrator of the 20th century. Her work reflected the mixture of Symbolism and Arts and Crafts practised by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the others of The Four' in Glasgow where she was trained. During the 50 years of her career she designed and illustrated some 250 books, over 100 greetings cards, bookplates and assorted items of ephemera." "A Guide to the Printed Work of Jessie M. King attempts to bring order to this enormous output. Every known item has been annotated, classified and catalogued, and a further section lists over 100 publications containing reproductions of other works by the artist. An appendix by Dr. A. D. Portno discusses her work for the German publishers, Globus. A second appendix investigates her designs for Routledge's series of children's classics." "It was felt that despite the selection of Items illustrated in the body of the text, justice could only be done to Jessie M. King's talent by showing a substantial part of her work in colour. An accompanying CD-ROM shows every significant item, with each illustration keyed into the corresponding entry in the text."--BOOK JACKET.