Books as history : the importance of books beyond their texts /
"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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London : New Castle, DE :
British Library ; Oak Knoll Press,
2008.
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| Summary: | "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 reading, and index"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-199) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781584562337 (hdbk. : alk. paper) 1584562331 (hdbk. : alk. paper) 9780712349239 0712349235 |