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The book : A cover-to-cover exploration of the most powerful object of our time / Keith Houston.
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- ISBN: 9780393244793 (hbk.)
- Physical Description: xvii, 428 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Books > History. Printing > History. Paper > History. Illustration of books > History. > ბეჭდვის ისტორია . წიგნის ილუსტრირება . > წიგნის ბეჭდვა . ქაღალდი . > გამომცემლობა . |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abonement | 2-529382 | 900001921172 | Stacks | Available | - |
| Part 1. The page | ||
| A clean sheet : the invention of papyrus | ||
| Hidebound : the grisly invention of parchment | ||
| Pulp fictions : the ambiguous origins of paper in China | ||
| From Silk Road to paper trail : paper goes global | ||
| Part 2. The text | ||
| Stroke of genius : the arrival of writing | ||
| The prints and the pauper : Johannes Gutenberg and the invention of movable type | ||
| Out of sorts : typesetting meets the industrial revolution | ||
| Part 3. Illustrations | ||
| Saints and scriveners : the rise of the illuminated manuscript | ||
| Ex Oriente lux : woodcut comes to the West | ||
| Etching a sketch : copperplate printing and the Renaissance | ||
| Better imaging through chemistry : lithography, photography, and modern book printing | ||
| Part 4. Form | ||
| Books before the book : papyrus scrolls and wax tablets | ||
| Joining the folds : the invention of the codex | ||
| Ties that bind : binding the paged book | ||
| Size matters : the invention of the modern book. |
