| Description |
1 online resource (179 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-172) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Dynamics of the Book; 2. Incunables on Clay; 3. Papyrus Rolls; 4. The Greco-Roman World; 5. The Codex, 100-700; 6. Islam, 622-1300; 7. Western Christendom, 600-1400; 8. Printing, 1400-1800; 9. Power Revolution, 1800-1840; 10. Climax of Books Printed from Cast Type, 1840-1940; 11. Computer-Driven Book Production; 12. The Electronic Book; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; X; Z. |
| Summary |
This study is a concise history of the book in all its forms, starting from the very beginning with the invention of writing and concluding at the present time with the electronic revolution and what it may hold for the future. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Books -- History.
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Books. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kilgour, Frederick G. Evolution of the book. New York : Oxford University Press, 1998 0195118596 (DLC) 97014430 (OCoLC)36817106 |
| ISBN |
1423759915 (electronic book) |
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9781423759911 (electronic book) |
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160256261X |
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9781602562615 |
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1280471158 |
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9781280471155 |
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9780195118599 |
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0195118596 (alkaline paper) |
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