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From flock beds to professionalism : a history of index-makers /

"Presents an overview of the history of index-making from the fifteenth to the twentieth century, brief biographies of sixty-five individual index-makers, and a history of indexing societies in English-speaking countries. Considers their working methods, techniques, training, remuneration, live...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bell, Hazel K.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Castle, DE : Hatfield, Hertfordshire : Oak Knoll Press ; HKB Press, 2008.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Indexing > History.
Indexers > Biography.
Indexing > English-speaking countries > Societies, etc. > History.
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Summary:"Presents an overview of the history of index-making from the fifteenth to the twentieth century, brief biographies of sixty-five individual index-makers, and a history of indexing societies in English-speaking countries. Considers their working methods, techniques, training, remuneration, lives and personalities"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xiv, 333 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-316) and index.
ISBN:9781584562283 (Oak Knoll Press : acid-free paper)
1584562285 (Oak Knoll Press : acid-free paper)
9780955250347 (HKB Press : acid-free paper)
095525034X (HKB Press : acid-free paper)