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Verlag: New York ; Avenel, New Jersey : Wings Books, distributed by Random House Value Publishing, 1995, 1992, 1995
ISBN 10: 0517147254ISBN 13: 9780517147252
Anbieter: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. ISBN: 0517147254 ((hardcover)); 9780517147252 ((hardcover)) LCCN: 95-14441 ; LC: Z4; Dewey: 002 ; OCLC: 32310907 ; Through more than 300 glorious illustrations from library collections around the globe, you'll discover a wealth of book lore in these pages and gain a new appreciation for the role of books in human society, from our earliest attempts at writing and recording information to the newest electronic books; from sumptuous illuminated and bejeweled medieval manuscripts to Gutenberg and the invention of movable type; from the diverse arts and crafts of bookmaking to the building of magnificent libraries for housing treasured volumes; from the ancient epic of Gilgamesh to the plays of Shakespeare and the tales of Beatrix Potter; and from the earliest illustrated books to revolutionary science texts." ; "The book lover's guide to the craft, history and mystery of books and bookmaking." ; Contents: Prologue -- Scrolls and scribes -- People of the book -- Illuminating the dark ages : Medieval glories of the British Isles-- The Gutenberg revolution : Caxton and Aldus; printing in the Americas -- Yes, we have now bananas : Morison, Zapf and Gill - Typography -- The bookmaker's craft : By its cover, the art of the binder -- The infinite library, timeless and incorruptible : A medieval revival in the arts of the book -- A picture's worth : Mother Goose and Company Books for the young-- Every word for everyman : The book business; Lost and found between the covers-- Last words ; FINE/FINE. Book.