Early books : beginnings to circa 1450 -- Early libraries : beginnings to circa 1500 -- Books and printing : 15th-19th centuries -- Libraries : Renaissance and beyond -- Modern printing and computers -- American libraries
Summary
A Social History of Books and Libraries from Cuneiform to Bytes traces the roles of books and libraries throughout recorded history and explores their social and cultural importance within differing societies and changing times. It presents the history of books from clay tablets to e books and the history of libraries, whether built of bricks or bytes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
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English
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