The Mass Image. A Social History of Photomechanical Reproduction in Victorian London.

Beegan, Gerry

ISBN 10: 0230553273 / ISBN 13: 9780230553279

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2008

About this Item

The Mass Image situates the creation of the first photographically illustrated magazines within the social relations of the emerging popular culture of late Victorian London. It demonstrates how photomechanical reproduction allowed the illustrated press to envisage modern life on a much more intense scale than ever before. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; AJCR; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 226 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524. . 2008. Hardback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Mass Image. A Social History of Photomechanical Reproduction in Victorian London.
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230553273
• ISBN 13: 9780230553279
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The Mass Image situates the creation of the first photographically illustrated magazines within the social relations of the emerging popular culture of late Victorian London. It demonstrates how photomechanical reproduction allowed the illustrated press to envisage modern life on a much more intense scale than ever before.

About the Author

GERRY BEEGAN is a design historian, designer, and curator who teaches at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, USA. His writings have been published internationally in venues such as the Journal of Visual Culture, Design Issues, the Journal of Design History and dot dot dot magazine.