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By Richard J. Hill

ISBN-10: 0754668061

ISBN-13: 9780754668060

leading edge and accessibly written, Picturing Scotland examines the genesis and construction of the 1st author-approved illustrations for Sir Walter' Scott's Waverley novels in Scotland. Consulting various ignored basic assets, Richard J. Hill demonstrates that Scott, often obvious as disinterested within the mechanics of publishing, really was once on the leading edge of 1 of the so much cutting edge publishing and printing developments, the illustrated novel. Hill examines the historic precedents, impacts, and options in the back of the production of the illustrated variations, monitoring Scott's own interplay with the mechanics of the printing and representation approach, in addition to Scott's critiques on visible representations of literary scenes. Of specific curiosity is Scott's relationships with William Allan and Alexander Nasmyth, vital early nineteenth-century Scottish artists. because the first illustrators of the Waverley novels, their paintings supplied a template for one of many extra profitable publishing phenomena. proficient by way of meticulous shut readings of Scott's novels and augmented via a bibliographic catalogue of illustrations, Picturing Scotland is a crucial contribution to Scott experiences, the improvement of the illustrated novel, and publishing history.

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Cutting edge and accessibly written, Picturing Scotland examines the genesis and creation of the 1st author-approved illustrations for Sir Walter' Scott's Waverley novels in Scotland. Consulting a number of missed fundamental assets, Richard J. Hill demonstrates that Scott, often noticeable as disinterested within the mechanics of publishing, really used to be on the leading edge of 1 of the such a lot cutting edge publishing and printing traits, the illustrated novel.

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