The Book: A Global HistoryF. J. F. Suarez, H. R. Woudhuysen OUP Oxford, 24 de out. de 2013 - 768 páginas A concise edition of the highly acclaimed Oxford Companion to the Book, this book features the 51 articles from the Companion plus 3 brand new chapters in one affordable volume. The 54 chapters introduce readers to the fascinating world of book history. Including 21 thematic studies on topics such as writing systems, the ancient and the medieval book, and the economics of print, as well as 33 regional and national histories of 'the book', offering a truly global survey of the book around the world, the Oxford History of the Book is the most comprehensive work of its kind. The three new articles, specially commissioned for this spin-off, cover censorship, copyright and intellectual property, and book history in the Caribbean and Bermuda. All essays are illustrated throughout with reproductions, diagrams, and examples of various typographical features. Beautifully produced and hugely informative, this is a must-have for anyone with an interest in book history and the written word. |
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The Ancient Book CRAIG KALLENDORF | |
22c Britain from 1914 CLAIRE SQUIRES | |
Ireland NIALL Ó CIOSÁIN AND CLARE HUTTON 24 France VINCENT GIROUD | |
The Low Countries PAUL HOFTIJZER | |
Germany JOHN L FLOOD | |
Switzerland LUKAS ERNE | |
The Nordic Countries CHARLOTTE APPEL AND KAREN SKOVGAARDPETERSEN | |
The Iberian Peninsula MARÍA LUISA LÓPEZVIDRIERO 30 Italy NEIL HARRIS | |
Modern Greece c 14532000 ALEXIS POLITIS | |
The History of the Book in Byzantium N G WILSON | |
The European Medieval Book CHRISTOPHER DE HAMEL | |
The European Printing Revolution CRISTINA DONDI | |
The Book as Symbol BRIAN CUMMINGS | |
The Transmission of Jewish Knowledge through MSS and Printed Books EMILE G L SCHRIJVER | |
Paper DAVEN CHRISTOPHER CHAMBERLAIN | |
The Technologies of Print JAMES MOSLEY | |
The Economics of Print ALEXIS WEEDON | |
Censorship ELISABETH LADENSON | |
Concepts of Intellectual Property and Copyright ADAM D | |
The Manuscript after the Coming of Print HAROLD LOVE | |
Printed Ephemera MICHAEL HARRIS | |
Childrens Books ANDREA IMMEL | |
The History of Illustration and its Technologies PAUL GOLDMAN | |
Bookbinding DAVID PEARSON | |
Theories of Text Editorial Theory and Textual Criticism MARCUS WALSH | |
The Electronic Book EILEEN GARDINER AND RONALD | |
Regional and National Histories of the Book | |
22a Britain c 14751800 ANDREW MURPHY | |
22b Britain 18011914 LESLIE HOWSAM | |
Austria JOHN L FLOOD | |
Hungary BRIDGET GUZNER | |
The Czech Republic and Slovakia DEVANA PAVLIK | |
Poland JANET ZMROCZEK | |
The Baltic States JÜRGEN M WARMBRUNN 37 The Slavonic Book in Russia Ukraine and Belarus CHRISTINE THOMAS | |
The Balkans EKATERINA ROGATCHEVSKAIA AND ALEKSANDRA B VRANEŠ | |
SubSaharan Africa ANDREW VANDER VLIES 40 The Muslim World GEOFFREY ROPER | |
The Indian Subcontinent ABHIJIT GUPTA | |
China J S EDGREN | |
Korea BETH MCKILLOP | |
Japan P F KORNICKI | |
The Islands EDWIN PAUL WIERINGA | |
The Mainland JANA IGUNMA | |
Australia IAN MORRISON | |
New Zealand SHEF ROGERS | |
Latin America including Incas and Aztecs EUGENIA | |
Canada PATRICIA LOCKHART FLEMING | |
America SCOTT E CASPER AND JOAN SHELLEY RUBIN | |
The Caribbean and Bermuda JEREMY B DIBBELL | |
Index | |
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