A Bibliographic History of the Book: An Annotated Guide to the Literature

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TitleA Bibliographic History of the Book: An Annotated Guide to the Literature
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication1995
AuthorsRosenblum, Joseph
Number of Pages439 pp.
PublisherScarecrow Press
CityMetuchen, NJ
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780810830097
Annotation

Contents:
pt. I.; Resources
Bibliographies
General references

pt. II.; Technical aspects
Writing surfaces
Ink
Alphabet
Typography, printing, and book design
Illustration
Bookbinding

pt. III.; History
Book in antiquity
Middle Ages
Fifteenth century
Sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
Eighteenth century
Nineteenth and twentieth centuries
Book in America

pt. IV.; Miscellaneous subjects
Book collecting
Bookselling
Private presses