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The Book: The Life Story of a Technology

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Greenwood technographiesPublication details: Westport, Conn Greenwood Press 2005Description: xvi, 171 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780313330285
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 002.09 HOW-B
Contents:
Ancestors : books before print -- Infancy : the earliest printed books, 1450-1500 -- Youth : books in the sixteenth century -- Adulthood : early-modern books, 1600-1800 -- Maturity : books in the age of automation, 1800-1900 -- The future of books : twentieth century and beyond.
Summary: "This volume provides a broad overview of the printed book's development across many centuries, cultures, and in a variety of fields. It highlights the forerunners and offshoots of books that have come from and been dispersed to all corners of the globe. The creation of a single book requires diverse skills and techniques that have taken centuries to develop. This addition to the Greenwood Technographies series will give readers of all ages a greater appreciation for this familiar phenomenon that is part of everyone's lives." "The volume includes a glossary of terms, a timeline of important events, and a selected bibliography of useful resources for further information."--Jacket
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Ancestors : books before print -- Infancy : the earliest printed books, 1450-1500 -- Youth : books in the sixteenth century -- Adulthood : early-modern books, 1600-1800 -- Maturity : books in the age of automation, 1800-1900 -- The future of books : twentieth century and beyond.

"This volume provides a broad overview of the printed book's development across many centuries, cultures, and in a variety of fields. It highlights the forerunners and offshoots of books that have come from and been dispersed to all corners of the globe. The creation of a single book requires diverse skills and techniques that have taken centuries to develop. This addition to the Greenwood Technographies series will give readers of all ages a greater appreciation for this familiar phenomenon that is part of everyone's lives." "The volume includes a glossary of terms, a timeline of important events, and a selected bibliography of useful resources for further information."--Jacket

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