Description |
1 online resource (xv, 276 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Physical Medium |
monochrome |
Description |
text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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. |
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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. |
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 electronic media and their implications for the study of books. The author begins with the central distinction between a "book-copy", the particular, individual, physical book, and a "book", the abstract category that organizes these copies into editions, whereby each copy is interchangeable with any other. Among other issues, he addresses such basic questions as: How do students, bibliographers, and collectors discuss these things? And when is it legitimate to generalize on the basis of particular examples? He considers each issue in terms of a practical example or question a reader might confront: How do you identify books on the basis of typography? What is the status of paper evidence? How are the various elements on the page defined? What are the implications of the images available in an online database? And, significantly, how does a scholar's personal experience with books challenge or conform to the standard language of book history and bibliography? |
Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Bibliography -- Methodology.
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Bibliography -- Methodology. |
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Incunabula -- Bibliography -- Methodology.
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Incunabula -- Bibliography -- Methodology. |
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Early printed books -- Bibliography -- Methodology.
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Early printed books -- Bibliography -- Methodology. |
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English literature -- Bibliography -- Methodology.
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English literature -- Bibliography -- Methodology. |
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Bibliography, Critical.
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Bibliography, Critical. |
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Editions.
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Editions. |
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Books -- History -- 1450-1600.
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Chronological Term |
1450-1600 |
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Books -- History -- 17th century.
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Chronological Term |
17th century |
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Books -- History -- 18th century.
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Chronological Term |
18th century |
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Printing -- History.
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Books. |
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General. |
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History. |
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HISTORY -- General. |
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Printing. |
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REFERENCE -- General. |
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Buchwissenschaft. |
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Inkunabel. |
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Bibliografie. |
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Methodologie. |
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Frühdruck. |
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Buch. |
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Bibliografisk metod. |
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Inkunabler. |
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Tidigt tryckta böcker. |
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Engelsk litteratur. |
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Bokhistoria. |
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Boktryckerihistoria. |
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General. |
Chronological Term |
1450-1799 |
Genre/Form |
History.
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Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Dane, Joseph A. What is a book?. Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2012] (DLC) 2012001191 (OCoLC)769430626 |
ISBN |
9780268201432 (electronic book) |
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0268201439 (electronic book) |
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9780268026097 (paperback) |
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0268026092 (paperback) |
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