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Books as history : the importance of books beyond their texts /

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"A material culture study focused on the importance of books as objects and their histories from the Middle Ages to present. Looks beyond content and text of books, to other properties such as printing, binding, annotation, etc. Over 140 full-color illustrations, bibliography for further readin...

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Main Author: Pearson, David, 1955-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : New Castle, DE : British Library ; Oak Knoll Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Books > History.
Bibliography, Critical.
Books > Social aspects.
Books > Provenance.
Boeken.
Boekwezen.

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