Viscomi, Joseph 1952-
Overview
| Works: | 34 works in 126 publications in 2 languages and 1,883 library holdings |
|---|---|
| Genres: | Manuscripts Illustrated works Poetry Pictures Criticism, interpretation, etc Juvenile works Songs Bibliographies History Children's songs |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Author of introduction, Other |
| Classifications: | PR4144, 821.7 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works by
Joseph Viscomi
Blake and the idea of the book by
Joseph Viscomi(
Book
)
12 editions published between 1992 and 1993 in English and German and held by 630 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this highly innovative "history of the book," Joseph Viscomi drastically revises our understanding of William Blake as he explores the technology behind the Illuminated Books. By using facsimiles created in his own studio, Viscomi, an experienced printmaker, offers the most complete explanation of how the illuminated plates were made, how Blake's techniques compared to other eighteenth-century print technologies, and how the plates were printed and the impressions colored. His analysis of these procedures reveals that the Illuminated Books were produced in small editions and not, as is assumed, one copy at a time and by commission. These new facts of production redefine such basic concepts in Blake scholarship as "style," "period," "intention," and "difference," which in turn alter the dates of nearly all copies of all the Illuminated Books and refute current approaches to reading and editing Blake. By placing Blake's modes of production in their historical, technical, and aesthetic context, Viscomi enables us to see how profoundly Blake's metaphors, images, symbols, themes, and analogies are grounded in graphic execution, while exposing a wealth of connections between material processes and larger meanings throughout the works
12 editions published between 1992 and 1993 in English and German and held by 630 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this highly innovative "history of the book," Joseph Viscomi drastically revises our understanding of William Blake as he explores the technology behind the Illuminated Books. By using facsimiles created in his own studio, Viscomi, an experienced printmaker, offers the most complete explanation of how the illuminated plates were made, how Blake's techniques compared to other eighteenth-century print technologies, and how the plates were printed and the impressions colored. His analysis of these procedures reveals that the Illuminated Books were produced in small editions and not, as is assumed, one copy at a time and by commission. These new facts of production redefine such basic concepts in Blake scholarship as "style," "period," "intention," and "difference," which in turn alter the dates of nearly all copies of all the Illuminated Books and refute current approaches to reading and editing Blake. By placing Blake's modes of production in their historical, technical, and aesthetic context, Viscomi enables us to see how profoundly Blake's metaphors, images, symbols, themes, and analogies are grounded in graphic execution, while exposing a wealth of connections between material processes and larger meanings throughout the works
The early illuminated books by
William Blake(
Book
)
29 editions published between 1993 and 1998 in English and Undetermined and held by 522 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Collected edition volume 3
29 editions published between 1993 and 1998 in English and Undetermined and held by 522 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Collected edition volume 3
Milton a poem, and the final illuminated works : the ghost of Abel, On Homers poetry, [and] On Virgil Laocoön by
William Blake(
Book
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23 editions published between 1993 and 1998 in English and Undetermined and held by 517 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
William Blake's Milton, one of his two great illuminated epics, is featured in this fifth volume of the Blake Trust collected edition of Blake's illuminated books. This is the first-ever reproduction of the magnificent copy of Milton in the New York Public Library, presented here in full colour. As the editors demonstrate, this was Blake's own copy and reflects his final intentions for one of his most sublime, and at the same time most personal, poems. Blake's three final works in illuminated printing, The Ghost of Abel, On Homers Poetry [and] On Virgil, and Laocoon, are also included in this volume. Although brief, these texts and their accompanying designs present some of Blake's most important statements on art, religion, and the spirit of imagination they share. Nineteen additional illustrations of related drawings and variant printings of the plates, many in colour, supplement all four works. Milton is a difficult and cryptic poem for those uninitiated in the ways of Blake's allusive and allegorical style. In an introductory essay, the editors directly address the nature of the poem's complexity, demonstrate how Blake's methods set out to disconcert conventional concepts of time, space, and human identity, and suggest some ways readers coming to Milton for the first time can understand and enjoy the challenges it offers. The editors also present a plate-by-plate commentary on how the illustrations contribute to the creation of a composite, visual-verbal experience. The extensive notes to the newly-edited letterpress text will also assist readers through Milton, its central themes and its byways, its heights and its depths. An equally helpful introduction and notes are provided for the three shorter works. Scholars will find much new information in this volume. The editors describe the experimental graphic techniques Blake used in Milton and uncover the multiple layers of revision he lavished on the copy reproduced. A previously unrecognized version of one of the most important full-page designs is described for the first time, while the generally-accepted dates of composition for the three final illuminated works have been revised substantially. The introduction and notes offer fresh insights into the difficult relationship between Blake and his patron William Hayley that in turn shaped Blake's sense of his great predecessor, John Milton, and the role he would play in Milton
23 editions published between 1993 and 1998 in English and Undetermined and held by 517 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
William Blake's Milton, one of his two great illuminated epics, is featured in this fifth volume of the Blake Trust collected edition of Blake's illuminated books. This is the first-ever reproduction of the magnificent copy of Milton in the New York Public Library, presented here in full colour. As the editors demonstrate, this was Blake's own copy and reflects his final intentions for one of his most sublime, and at the same time most personal, poems. Blake's three final works in illuminated printing, The Ghost of Abel, On Homers Poetry [and] On Virgil, and Laocoon, are also included in this volume. Although brief, these texts and their accompanying designs present some of Blake's most important statements on art, religion, and the spirit of imagination they share. Nineteen additional illustrations of related drawings and variant printings of the plates, many in colour, supplement all four works. Milton is a difficult and cryptic poem for those uninitiated in the ways of Blake's allusive and allegorical style. In an introductory essay, the editors directly address the nature of the poem's complexity, demonstrate how Blake's methods set out to disconcert conventional concepts of time, space, and human identity, and suggest some ways readers coming to Milton for the first time can understand and enjoy the challenges it offers. The editors also present a plate-by-plate commentary on how the illustrations contribute to the creation of a composite, visual-verbal experience. The extensive notes to the newly-edited letterpress text will also assist readers through Milton, its central themes and its byways, its heights and its depths. An equally helpful introduction and notes are provided for the three shorter works. Scholars will find much new information in this volume. The editors describe the experimental graphic techniques Blake used in Milton and uncover the multiple layers of revision he lavished on the copy reproduced. A previously unrecognized version of one of the most important full-page designs is described for the first time, while the generally-accepted dates of composition for the three final illuminated works have been revised substantially. The introduction and notes offer fresh insights into the difficult relationship between Blake and his patron William Hayley that in turn shaped Blake's sense of his great predecessor, John Milton, and the role he would play in Milton
The William Blake archive : a hypermedia archive(
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in English and held by 40 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Comprehensive site dedicated to the literary and artistic works of William Blake. Featured in the Archive, are illuminated books and non-illuminated materials. Some of the non-illuminated books include: commercial book illustrations, manuscripts, drawings and paintings in pen, pencil, monochrome, and color. Direct access to the online version of David Erdman's The Complete poetry and prose of William Blake is also available via this site
in English and held by 40 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Comprehensive site dedicated to the literary and artistic works of William Blake. Featured in the Archive, are illuminated books and non-illuminated materials. Some of the non-illuminated books include: commercial book illustrations, manuscripts, drawings and paintings in pen, pencil, monochrome, and color. Direct access to the online version of David Erdman's The Complete poetry and prose of William Blake is also available via this site
Once, only imagind : an interview with Morris Eaves, Robert N. Essick, and Joseph Viscomi by
Morris Eaves(
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1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 21 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 21 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The William Blake archive by
William Blake(
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in English and held by 19 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Blake archive contains fully searchable and scalable electronic editions of 27 copies of 16 of Blake's 19 illuminated works. The Archive provides context for the full, up-to-date bibliographic information about each image, transcriptions of all texts, detailed descriptions of all images, and extensive bibliographies. The Archive also contains one copy of all the illuminated books, including the longest, Jerusalem (100 plates), and multiple copies of several, along with a searchable new electronic version of David V. Erdman's Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake, the standard printed edition for reference. A growing number of contributors, currently eight American and British institutions and a major private collector, have given the Archive permission to include thousands of Blake's images and texts without fees
in English and held by 19 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Blake archive contains fully searchable and scalable electronic editions of 27 copies of 16 of Blake's 19 illuminated works. The Archive provides context for the full, up-to-date bibliographic information about each image, transcriptions of all texts, detailed descriptions of all images, and extensive bibliographies. The Archive also contains one copy of all the illuminated books, including the longest, Jerusalem (100 plates), and multiple copies of several, along with a searchable new electronic version of David V. Erdman's Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake, the standard printed edition for reference. A growing number of contributors, currently eight American and British institutions and a major private collector, have given the Archive permission to include thousands of Blake's images and texts without fees
Playing with the toy theatre : an essay on the toy and the theatre it illustrates : [essays and catalogue of the travelling
exhibition, the drama in a romantic child's eye] by
Joseph Viscomi(
Book
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3 editions published in 1977 in English and held by 17 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1977 in English and held by 17 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The art of William Blake's illuminated prints by
Joseph Viscomi(
Book
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3 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 17 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 17 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Blake's illuminated books by
William Blake(
Book
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8 editions published between 1993 and 1998 in English and held by 13 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
8 editions published between 1993 and 1998 in English and held by 13 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The workshop of William Blake : the making of an illuminated book by
Joseph Viscomi(
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5 editions published between 1980 and 1986 in English and held by 11 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published between 1980 and 1986 in English and held by 11 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Blake at Cornell : an annotated checklist of works by and about William Blake in the Cornell University Libraries and the
Herbert F. Johnson Museum by
Cornell University(
Book
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1 edition published in 1984 in English and held by 9 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1984 in English and held by 9 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Blake in a post-secular era : early prophecies by
Karl Kroeber(
Book
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1 edition published in 2012 in English and held by 8 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 2012 in English and held by 8 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Blake's illuminated books. Milton a poem and the final illuminated works : The ghost of Abel; On Homers poetry (and) On Virgil
Laocoön by
William Blake(
Book
)
6 editions published between 1993 and 1998 in English and held by 7 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published between 1993 and 1998 in English and held by 7 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
William Blake's An island in the moon by
William Blake(
Visual
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3 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 6 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This film is noted for its authentic Blakean humour and the eighteenth-century style music that provides the perfect setting for Blake's wit
3 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 6 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This film is noted for its authentic Blakean humour and the eighteenth-century style music that provides the perfect setting for Blake's wit
William Blake, illustrator & poet : an exhibition of book illustrations, original engravings, and illuminated books in facsimile
from the collections of Cornell University : April 1-May 6, 1983, Olin Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York(
Book
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1 edition published in 1983 in English and held by 5 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1983 in English and held by 5 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Songs of innocence by
William Blake(
Book
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1 edition published in 1983 in English and held by 5 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
' ... Contains all thirty-one of Blake's original color plates [1789 ed.] ... and presents them in the manner of the early copies, on facing color pages'. -- Publisher's note
1 edition published in 1983 in English and held by 5 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
' ... Contains all thirty-one of Blake's original color plates [1789 ed.] ... and presents them in the manner of the early copies, on facing color pages'. -- Publisher's note
The William Blake Archive(
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4 editions published between 1996 and 1999 in English and held by 4 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Comprehensive site dedicated to the literary and artistic works of William Blake. Featured in the Archive, are illuminated books and non-illuminated materials. Some of the non-illuminated books include: commercial book illustrations, manuscripts, drawings and paintings in pen, pencil, monochrome, and color. Direct access to the online version of David Erdman's The Complete poetry and prose of William Blake is also available via this site
4 editions published between 1996 and 1999 in English and held by 4 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Comprehensive site dedicated to the literary and artistic works of William Blake. Featured in the Archive, are illuminated books and non-illuminated materials. Some of the non-illuminated books include: commercial book illustrations, manuscripts, drawings and paintings in pen, pencil, monochrome, and color. Direct access to the online version of David Erdman's The Complete poetry and prose of William Blake is also available via this site
Prints by william blake and his followers by
Joseph Viscomi(
Book
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3 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Blake's illuminated word by
Joseph Viscomi(
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Blake, William 1757-1827 Illustrator Author
- Essick, Robert N. Author of introduction Other Editor
- Eaves, Morris 1944- Author of introduction Other Editor
- Milton, John 1608-1674
- William Blake Trust Other
- Tate Gallery
- Library of Congress
- Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities (University of Virginia)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- National Endowment for the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access
Associated Subjects
Ancients (Group of artists) Artists' books Blake, William, Bookbinding Book design Children Children's poetry Children's poetry, English Children's songs Collotype Cornell University.--Libraries Decorative paper England England--London English poetry Engraving Etching--Technique Fine books Graphic design (Typography) Great Britain Guitar and piano music, Arranged Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art Homer Illumination of books and manuscripts Illumination of books and manuscripts, English Illustrated books Illustrated children's books Illustration of books Innocence (Theology) Manuscripts, English Massachusetts--South Dennis Milton, John, Milton (Blake, William) Miniature books Photography, Artistic Poetry Printing Prints Prints--Technique Prophecies Raskin, Ellen Songs of innocence (Blake, William) Songs of innocence and of experience (Blake, William) Songs with guitar Songs with piano Theater Title pages Toy theaters Utica Public Library Virgil
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