@book{bibcite_7991,
author = {Joseph A. Dane},
title = {What is a Book?: The Study of Early Printed Books},
year = {2012},
pages = {276 pp.},
publisher = {University of Notre Dame Press},
address = {Notre Dame, IN},
isbn = {9780268026097},
note = {
Contents:\
Part 1. Elements of material books Terminology\
- The matter of size
- Materials: ink, paper
- Mechanics of the press: variation
- Page format and layout
- Typography
- Illustrations: techniques and applications\
Part 2. History of books and histories of book-copies Bindings\
- Marks in books: provenance
- Books in books and books from books
- Ideal copy and the goals of enumerative and descriptive bibliography
- The ersatz book I: Facsimiles and forgeries
- The ersatz book II: Electronic books and databases
},
language = {English},
}