The Book : a Global History
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 on 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 globalsurvey 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
History
1 online resource (847 pages)
9780191668746, 0191668745
1027502623
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Introduction
Editors and Contributors
List of Abbreviations
Thematic Studies
1 Writing Systems
2 The Sacred Book
3 The Ancient Book
4 The History of the Book in Byzantium
5 The European Medieval Book
6 The European Printing Revolution
7 The Book as Symbol
8 The Transmission of Jewish Knowledge through MSS and Printed Books
9 Missionary Printing
10 Paper
11 The Technologies of Print
12 The Economics of Print
13 Censorship
14 Concepts of Intellectual Property and Copyright. 15 The Manuscript after the Coming of Print
16 Printed Ephemera
17 Children's Books
18 The History of Illustration and its Technologies
19 Bookbinding
20 Theories of Text, Editorial Theory, and Textual Criticism
21 The Electronic Book
Regional and National Histories of the Book
22a Britain, c.1475-1800
22b Britain, 1801-1914
22c Britain from 1914
23 Ireland
24 France
25 The Low Countries
26 Germany
27 Switzerland
28 The Nordic Countries
29 The Iberian Peninsula
30 Italy
31 Modern Greece, c.1453-2000
32 Austria
33 Hungary. 34 The Czech Republic and Slovakia
35 Poland
36 The Baltic States
37 The Slavonic Book in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus
38 The Balkans
39 Sub-Saharan Africa
40 The Muslim World
41 The Indian Subcontinent
42 China
43 Korea
44 Japan
45a Southeast Asia (1): The Islands
45b Southeast Asia (2): The Mainland
46 Australia
47 New Zealand
48 Latin America (including Incas and Aztecs)
49 Canada
50 America
51 The Caribbean and Bermuda
Index