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Author Kilgour, Frederick G., 1914-2006.

Title The evolution of the book / Frederick G. Kilgour
Published New York : Oxford University Press, 1998

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Description 1 online resource (179 pages)
Contents 1. Dynamics of the Book; 2. Incunables on Clay; 3. Papyrus Rolls; 4. The Greco-Roman World; 5. The Codex, 100-700; 6. Islam, 622-1300; 7. Western Christendom, 600-1400; 8. Printing, 1400-1800; 9. Power Revolution, 1800-1840; 10. Climax of Books Printed from Cast Type, 1840-1940; 11. Computer-Driven Book Production; 12. The Electronic Book; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; X; Z
Summary This study is a concise history of the book in all its forms, starting from the very beginning with the invention of writing and concluding at the present time with the electronic revolution and what it may hold for the future
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-172) and index
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Subject Books -- History.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Publishing.
Books
Boeken.
Boekwezen.
Livres -- Histoire.
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 97014430
ISBN 1423759915
9781423759911
160256261X
9781602562615
1280471158
9781280471155
0195118596
9780195118599