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Date
2015
Location
Cambridge
England
Great Britain
England
Great Britain
Media format
Printed text
Extent
xii, 284 pages
Language
English
Size
24 cm
Reference IDs
Folger bibliographic ID: 346954
Folger call number: Z4 .C26 2015
Folger holdings ID: 497725
Folger call number: Z4 .C26 2015
Folger holdings ID: 497725
Summary
"Throughout human history the world's knowledge, and fruits of the creative imagination, have been produced, circulated and received through the medium of the material text. This Companion provides a wide-ranging account of the history of the book and its ways of thinking about works from ancient inscription to contemporary e-books, discussing thematic, chronological and methodological aspects of this interdisciplinary field. The first section considers book cultures from local, national and global perspectives. Section two, organized around the dynamic relationship between the material book and the mutable text, develops a loosely chronological narrative from early writing, through manuscript and early printing, to the institution of a mechanized book trade, and on to the globalization of publishing and the introduction of the electronic book. A third section takes a practical turn, discussing methods, sources and approaches: bibliographical, archival and reading experience methodologies, as well as pedagogical strategies"--
Notes
General notes
Includes bibliographical references, chronology, glossary, and index
Contents
Part I, Leslie Howsam -- The study of book history
Also known as
Extended title: The Cambridge companion to the history of the book / edited by Leslie Howsam
Alternate titles: History of the book
Alternate titles: History of the book
Related names
editor: Howsam, Leslie