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Hand job
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Michael Perry,Michael Perry |
254 p. : 26 cm |
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The coming of the book
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Lucien Febvre |
The emergence of the book was an event of world historical importance, and heralded the dawning of modernity. In this history of that momentous process, the authors mesh together economic and technol… |
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What is a book?
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Joseph A. Dane |
"Joseph A. Dane's What Is a Book? is an introduction to the study of books produced during the period of the hand press, dating from around 1450 through 1800. Using his own bibliographic interests as… |
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Indian ink
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Miles Ogborn |
A commercial company established in 1600 to monopolize trade between England and the Far East, the East India Company grew to govern an Indian empire. Exploring the relationship between power and kno… |
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Printer's error
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J. P. Romney |
"A lighthearted history of printed books is told through absurd moments in the lives of authors and printers as collected by a popular rare book expert"--NoveList. |
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River of ink
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Thomas Christensen |
"Thomas Christensen's previous title 1616 : The World in Motion looked at a single year in the age of early maritime globalism--PW gave it a starred review, calling it 'a stunning overview of the nas… |
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William Caxton and Tim Berners-Lee
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Nick Hunter |
Discover how these two men changed the world in very different times. Follow Caxton's life as he introduced the world to the printing press, and compare with Berners Lee and his invention of the inte… |
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The art of the printmaker
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Roger Baynton-Williams |
This text looks at the history of art printing from 1550 to 1860. The cut off date of 1860 reflects the point where printmaking was becoming much more mechanical as opposed to being done mostly by ha… |
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