The History of the Book in the West: 400AD–1455

The History of the Book in the West: 400AD–1455
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 607
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ISBN-10 : 9781351888134
ISBN-13 : 1351888137
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Book Synopsis The History of the Book in the West: 400AD–1455 by : Pamela Robinson

Download or read book The History of the Book in the West: 400AD–1455 written by Pamela Robinson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This selection of papers by major scholars introduces students to the history of the book in the West from late Antiquity to the publication of the Gutenberg Bible and the beginning of the print revolution. The collection opens with wide-ranging papers on handwriting and the physical make-up of the book. In the second group of papers the emphasis is on the ’look’ of the book, complemented by a third group dealing with scribes, readers and the availability of books. The editors’ introduction provides an overview of the medieval book.


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