The book : a global history / edited by Michael F. Suarez, S.J. and H.R. Woudhuysen.
Entry/Object ID
1975
Description
xx, 748 pages : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduces readers to the world of book history, including 21 thematic studies on topics such as writing systems, the ancient and the medieval book, and the economics of print, as well as 33 regional and national histories. The three newest articles cover censorship, copyright and intellectual property, and book history in the Caribbean and Bermuda. All essays are illustrated throughout with reproductions, diagrams, and examples of various typographical features.
Collection
NFIC
Lexicon
Search Terms
Books, Printing, Book industries and trade, History.
