| The History of the Book in the West: 400ad-1455: Volume I Contributor(s): Robinson, Pamela (Author), Roberts, Jane (Editor) |
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ISBN: 075462773X ISBN-13: 9780754627739 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $396.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Publishers & Publishing Industry - History - Literary Criticism |
| Dewey: 002 |
| LCCN: 2009921962 |
| Series: History of the Book in the West: A Library of Critical Essay |
| Physical Information: (2.95 lbs) 548 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This selection of papers by major scholars introduces students to the history of the book in the West from late Antiquity to the publication of the Gutenberg Bible and the beginning of the print revolution. The collection opens with wide-ranging papers on handwriting and the physical make-up of the book. In the second group of papers the emphasis is on the 'look' of the book, complemented by a third group dealing with scribes, readers and the availability of books. The editors' introduction provides an overview of the medieval book. |
