Walker, E.

Japanese: Walker,E.(英語表記)WalkerE
Walker, E.

…Book production was no exception, and it became more mechanized, faster, and cheaper. W. Morris rejected these trends as bringing about a decline in the quality of books, and with the help of Emery Walker (1851-1933), he established the Kelmscott Press. Although it was a small-scale press that was mainly done by hand, it produced timeless and carefully selected works that could be said to be an expression of medieval aesthetics, in stark contrast to the shoddy mass production that is the characteristic and drawback of modern commercialism. The same can be said about Cobden, Sanderson, and Hornby. …

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Japanese:

…書物生産もその例に漏れず,機械化されスピード化され安直化されていった。W.モリスは,これらは書物に質的堕落をもたらすものとして排し,ウォーカーEmery Walker(1851‐1933)の協力を得てケルムスコット・プレスを設立,近代的コマーシャリズムの特徴であり,欠点である大量生産による粗製乱造とはまったく反対の,手作業を主とした小規模ではあるが,中世的美意識のあらわれともいうべき不朽の精選作品を生み出した。コブデン・サンダーソン,ホーンビーの場合も同じようなことがいえる。…

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