The Cambridge companion to the history of the book

Folger bibliographic ID: 346954
Folger call number: Z4 .C26 2015
Folger holdings ID: 497725

"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"--

General notes

Includes bibliographical references, chronology, glossary, and index

Contents

Part I, Leslie Howsam -- The study of book history

Extended title: The Cambridge companion to the history of the book / edited by Leslie Howsam
Alternate titles: History of the book

Books Books and reading LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Buch Geschichte

editor: Howsam, Leslie