The Characteristics of Books in the 19th Century

Abstract

In this paper are considered generally the characteristics of books in the 19th century. As compared with the anterior centuries, books in the 19th century lost the artistic beauty, but inversely obtained the popularity and increased the effect of mass communication. After the French Revolution and the industrial revolution the power of French peaple developed largely in the all branches of culture, politics and economy. The development of Roman or popular literature formed the great readers of new century. The improvement of typography and printing-machine helped the large diffusion of publications and changed the aspect of books. And, by the illustration the excellent artists: Delacroix, Daumier, etc. produced the numerous works that no one is inferior to the anterior centuries. In concequence of these matters the books of the 19th century penetrated in the masses and obtained the new characteristics.