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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Beteilige Person: Pearson, David 1955- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: London British Library [u.a.] 2008
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Zusammenfassung:"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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-199) and index
Umfang:208 S. zahlr. Ill. 27 cm