Screen LibraryWhat is a book? : the study of early printed books /
This work is an introduction to the study of books produced during the period of the hand press, dating from around 1450 through 1800. Using his own bibliographic interests as a guide, the author selects illustrative examples primarily from fifteenth-century books, books of particular interest to st...
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University of Notre Dame Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Notre Dame, Indiana : |
| Publication Dates: | [2012] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
This work is an introduction to the study of books produced during the period of the hand press, dating from around 1450 through 1800. Using his own bibliographic interests as a guide, the author selects illustrative examples primarily from fifteenth-century books, books of particular interest to students of English literature, and books central to the development of Anglo-American bibliography. It covers the basic procedures of printing and the parts of the physical book, size, paper, type, illustration; as well as the history of book-copies from cataloging conventions and provenance to ele |
| Carrier Form: | xv, 276 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780268026097 : 0268026092 |
| Index Number: | Z1001 |
| CLC: | G256.1 |
| Call Number: | G256.1/D179 |
| Contents: |
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. 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 bibliography ; The Ersatz Book I : facsimiles and forgeries ; The Ersatz Book II : electronic books and databases. |