The book : a global history / edited by Michael F. Suarez, S.J. and H.R. Woudhuysen.

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Introduces readers to the world of book history, including 21 thematic studies on topics such as writing systems, the ancient and the medieval book, and the economics of print, as well as 33 regional and national histories. The three newest articles cover censorship, copyright and intellectual prope...

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Corporate Author: Oxford University Press (Publisher)
Other Authors: Suarez, Michael F., 1960- (Editor)
Woudhuysen, H. R. (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Books > History.
Printing > History.
Book industries and trade > History.
Book industries and trade.
Books.
Printing.
Buchgeschichte.
General.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xx, 748 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
Introduces readers to the world of book history, including 21 thematic studies on topics such as writing systems, the ancient and the medieval book, and the economics of print, as well as 33 regional and national histories. The three newest articles cover censorship, copyright and intellectual property, and book history in the Caribbean and Bermuda. All essays are illustrated throughout with reproductions, diagrams, and examples of various typographical features.
Note:Includes articles previously published as part of the Oxford companion to the book (2010), plus three new articles.
Call Number:Z4 .B644 2013
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199679416
019967941X