Jerusalem The Emanation Of The Giant Albion (Paperback)

by William Blake (Author)
Key Phrases: Lamb of God, Tree of Life

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal
The publisher and the Blake Trust deserve thanks for making Blake's illuminated books of poetry widely available as they were originally published. These two volumes, to be joined by three others, will reproduce all the illustrated poems. Jerusalem is especially welcome, since no reasonably priced color version has ever been issued previously. Songs of Innocence and Experience has been reprinted inexpensively by others, but the Princeton edition offers an especially fine copy and includes 12 additional plates to show how Blake colored individual volumes differently. Even seasoned Blake scholars will benefit from the introduction and notes, which constantly draw the reader back to the poems for a closer reading. Editor Lincoln's annotations are especially full, explicating text, illustrations, and coloring and showing how much one misses when one encounters Blake in an unilluminated edition. Essential.
- Joseph Rosenblum, Univ. of North Carolina at Greensboro
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Of the four complete copies of Jerusalem printed by Blake himself, only one is fully coloured and, in Blake's chosen word, `finished'. . . . This is the copy reproduced here, and transcendently splendid work it is, too. -- Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 68 pages
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing (June 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1419127497
• ISBN-13: 978-1419127496
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have!, September 27, 2000

By	Joseph J. Thiebes (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Jerusalem (The Illuminated Books of William Blake, Volume 1) (Hardcover)

I recommend that any fan of William Blake buy this volume and the other 5 in the series. The books are beautiful, large, and handsomely bound. Each book is reproduced in full color, using a six-color printing process rather than the standard four. The pages are heavy, opaque and have a gorgous lustre indicating very high quality paper. The text of each book accompanies the color reproductions in standard typeface with very competent commentary to boot.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At last, quality reproductions of Blake..., March 24, 1999

By	Kelly Brennan "kellybrennan" (Santa Cruz, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jerusalem (The Illuminated Books of William Blake, Volume 1) (Paperback)

Why is it that on every bargain table in America you can find countless decent reproductions of The Impressionists and Picasso and Dali etc etc, but Blake's vast body of work is only available in esoteric and expensive editions? Princeton University Press has filled this void more or less affordably with a beautifully recreated series of the Prophetic Books. Now if we can just get someone to do The Illustrations to Gray and Edward Young and The Bible and Milton and Dante and and and!!!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Astonishingly Great, February 15, 2004

By	M. Friedman "albionsleeps" (Colonia, New Jersey United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Jerusalem (The Illuminated Books of William Blake, Volume 1) (Paperback)

This is one of the most truly incredible books I have ever read. Every page is gorgeous.

It is a "modern" retelling of Revelations through the eyes of Blake using characters and a world essentially created by Blake himself. For instance, the Holy Land is now England.

You'll want to study the accompanying notes for each plate. For as you're reading the story, you're also researching how it came about, why certain characters act the way they do, and what the images on each plate represent. I was wondering why it was taking so long to complete the book, then i realized I was taking 5-10 minutes per page. First, reading it. Then examining the plate's art. Then reading the text's notes. And finally, reading the author's notes.

The way the book was put together is perfect for modern presentation. I haven't seen any of the older copies of this story, but I can't see how much better they could have done. It has a special spot on my bookshelf, unparalleled.