What is a book? : the study of early printed books / Joseph A. Dane.

  • Dane, Joseph A.
Date:
2012
  • Books

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Publication/Creation

Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, 2012.

Physical description

xv, 276 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Part I : Elements of Material Books. Terminology -- The matter of size -- Materials : ink, paper -- Mechanics of the press : variation -- Page format and layout -- Typography -- Illustrations : techniques and applications.
Part II : History of Books and Histories of Book-Copies. Bindings -- Marks in books : provenance -- Books in books and books from books -- ideal copy and the goals of enumerative and descriptive bibliogrpahy -- The Ersatz Book I : facsimiles and forgeries -- The Ersatz Book II : electronic books and databases.

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    History of Medicine
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ISBN

  • 9780268026097
  • 0268026092