The Smithsonian Book of Books

Contents: Scrolls and scribes: the greatest story ever told: from the Old Testament to the New People of the book Illuminating the dark ages: from the edge of beyond: medieval glories of the British Isles Debits and credits: the keeping of accounts The Gutenberg revolution: Caxton and Aldus: masters of the press A brave new world: printing in the Americas Yes, we have now bananas: Morison, Zapf, and Gill: modern masters of typography The bookmaker's craft: to print or not to print? for Shakespeare, that was the question By its cover: the art of the binder The infinite library, timeless and incorruptible: heralds of science: books that changed the world The best of the past: a medieval revival in the arts of the book A picture's worth: Mother Goose and company: books for the young and the young at heart Every word for everyman: The book business: Ah, you publishing scoundrel! Old leaves, new lives: lost and found between the covers Last words