The Art Journal llustrated Catalogue. London: G. Virtue, 1851.

The Art Journal llustrated Catalogue is a 32 mm by 25mm book that has leather and brown cloth bindings and has a stamped gilded design on the cover. Prior to the cover page, there is a frontispiece, which is a picture on the front. The pages are made from a thick cardboard and have gilded edges. Each page has about a 2 inch blank border.

The Art Journal llustrated Catalogue gives an insight to the different exhibitions of the Victorian era. One of the categories people could submit work to was called the decorative art. This book is a collection of the decorative art from exhibitions. Art Journal llustrated Catalogue was published in 1851 when decorative books were becoming popular. Because of this, I was surprised when the cover and binding seemed very plan. Other than the front illustration, there aren’t any other decorative designs on the cover.