Old books, new technologies : the representation, conservation and transformation of books since 1700 / David McKitterick.
2013
Z280 .M35 2013 (Mapit)
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Old books, new technologies : the representation, conservation and transformation of books since 1700 / David McKitterick.
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ISBN
9781107035935 hardcover
1107035937 hardcover
9781107470392 paperback
1107470390 paperback
1107035937 hardcover
9781107470392 paperback
1107470390 paperback
Published
Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Language
English
Description
x, 286 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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Z280 .M35 2013
Dewey Decimal Classification
070.5
Summary
"Any new technology, just like any new idea, requires some understanding not just of what is new, but also of what it replaces. The current revolution in printing and publishing is no different. It offers new ways of doing things, and new ways of thinking. It offers opportunities for creativity and imagination on a scale and by routes of which we are so far scarcely aware. During the past few years there has emerged a considerable literature about the effect on conventional publishing of what is sometimes called the digital age. "-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-277) and index.
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Table of Contents
The past in pixels
Restoration and invention
Conservation, counterfeiting and bookbinding
Representation and imitation
From copying to facsimile
The arrival of photography
Public exhibition
The Caxton exhibition of 1877
A bibliographical and public revolution
Conclusion.
Restoration and invention
Conservation, counterfeiting and bookbinding
Representation and imitation
From copying to facsimile
The arrival of photography
Public exhibition
The Caxton exhibition of 1877
A bibliographical and public revolution
Conclusion.