Making an Impression: An Assessment of the Role of Print Surfaces Within the Technological, Commercial, Intellectual and Cultural Trajectory of Book Illustration, c. 1780-c.1860

The processes by which book illustrations were printed and reproduced underwent dramatic changes between 1780 and 1860. The arrival of lithography, the invention of steel engraving and the revival of wood engraving had lasting effects on the market for illustrated books, which gave rise to the ‘golden age’ of illustration by the 1860s. This thesis assesses the function of book illustration amidst the technological, commercial, cultural and social changes that took place before the onset of this golden age of illustration. It does so through the lens of illustrations’ materiality: the form, shape and size of illustrations, which inform both the visual contents of illustrations as well as the position they occupy on the page and arrangement across the book. It argues that a greater appreciation of the print surfaces reveals more about how illustrations both shaped and were shaped by the social, cultural, commercial and intellectual contexts in which they were produced. This thesis intersects between bibliographical approaches that have enriched our understanding of the techniques and surfaces used to reproduce book illustrations, and visual culture studies that foreground the graphic contents of such illustrations. Macro analyses of the changes to printing techniques across different subjects, in addition to micro-analytical studies of individual illustrations and books allows for a greater understanding of the diverse and often complex roles illustrations played in these books, which often transcended considerations of narrative or genre. Furthermore, by applying computational and digital methods, we can begin to understand broader patterns of illustration both within the book and across different subjects that would not otherwise be possible. As such, this thesis has implications for the history of the book, visual culture studies, digital humanities, and the history of the subjects and genres that have been used as case studies

Letter from William P. Finley & Jenny Finley to James B. Finley

James\u27 brother William writes to express his affection for James and Hannah. He announces the birth of a son -- Robert Patterson Finley. William tells James that their brother John has gone to to Xenia to teach school. William fears that John has lost religion. Abstract Number - 916https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/finley-letters/1402/thumbnail.jp

Letter from William P. Finley & Jenny Finley to James B. Finley

This letter is full of expressions of hope for Heaven. William tells of some financial trouble he has had about a mare. William asks to borrow $10 from James. A girl has been born into the family and named Rebecca. Abstract Number - 920https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/finley-letters/1201/thumbnail.jp

William Gist Finley Papers - Accession 167

William Gist Finley (1895-1969) was a lawyer and solicitor of the Sixth Judicial Circuit (1930-1950) from York, SC. The William Gist Finley Papers consist of biographical data, correspondence, photographs, speeches, newspaper clippings, and other papers relating to Finley’s career and death, and to York County’s history. Includes biographical sketch of David Edward Finley, a history of York, South Carolina, York Associate Reformed Presbyterian (ARP) Church history, Bethel Presbyterian Church history, York County Bible Society records, Kings Mountain National Park, Rose Hill State Park near Union, South Carolina, and the Carolina and Northwestern Railroad.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/1297/thumbnail.jp

Alien Registration- Finley, William K. (Shirley, Piscataquis County)

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Letter from William M. Finley to James B. Finley

William is getting along fine. He is practicing his uncle\u27s advice -- It is better to suffer wrong than to do wrong. William wants to buy a piece of land. He would like his Uncle James to put up money and then either take an interest in it or take a mortgage on the land. William would also like his uncle to pick out a rich intelligent handsome wife for him. He thinks he can make more money if he has a good woman. Abstract Number - 974https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/finley-letters/1959/thumbnail.jp

Letter from William G. Finley to James B. Finley

William says that he is in good health and recently learned that James has left Germantown. William states that he is now farming in Indiana. He speaks in some detail about his father\u27s inability to stay in one place. William is looking forward to a visit with James in Ohio. Abstract Number - 981https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/finley-letters/1965/thumbnail.jp

Letter from William M. Finley to James B. Finley

This year has been a good one for William. However, he was recently injured when his horse took off with him and the children in the buggy. In the process of getting the horse to stop, William\u27s legs were badly bruised and mangled. He is practicing medicine. William expects James to come out in the spring. Abstract Number - 985https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/finley-letters/1969/thumbnail.jp

Letter from William M. Finley to James B. Finley

William was very glad to hear from James, and still remembers and respects him. Land at Trenton, Iowa is of the best quality and is at a low price. For awhile, William had thought so much about getting rich that he had almost forgotten God. He took a trip up the Missouri River in June and at St. Louis he attended a lecture on the possible division of the M.E. Church. William would like Uncle James to find out the price of sheep around Germantown. He is considering raising sheep. William talks about his siblings John P. and Elizabeth. Abstract Number - 978https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/finley-letters/1962/thumbnail.jp