Books as history : the importance of books beyond their texts / David Pearson.
2008
Z4 .P43 2008 (Mapit)
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Books as history : the importance of books beyond their texts / David Pearson.
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ISBN
9781584562337 (alk. paper)
1584562331 (alk. paper)
9780712349239
0712349235
1584562331 (alk. paper)
9780712349239
0712349235
Publication Details
London : British Library ; New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press, 2008.
Language
English
Description
208 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 27 cm.
Call Number
Z4 .P43 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification
002.09
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-199) and index.
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