Books : a living history

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Paperback. 224 English Thames & Hudson This ambitious volume. newly available in paperback. explores the rich history of the book. one of the most efficient. influential and enduring technologies ever invented For more than 2.500 years. the. book. in a wide range of forms. has been used to document. to educate and to entertain. The eminent authority Martyn Lyons charts its worldwide evolution through the centuries. from the cuneiform tablets of ancient Sumer through the development of moveable type and the emergence of the modern information revolution. Among the carefully selected illustrations are Maya codices. Egyptian papyrus scrolls. medieval illuminated manuscripts. masterpieces of early printing from Gutenberg and Aldus Manutius. atlases from the great age of travel and exploration. primers and childrens books. dime novels and Japanese mang... … full description

Bibliographic Details

Main Author

Martyn Lyons, 1946-

Document Type

Books

Physical Description

224 stran : ilustrace (převážně barevné), faksimile, portréty

Published

London : Thames & Hudson, 2011

Edition

First published

Subjects

dějiny knihy

dějiny knižní kultury

knižní umění > dějiny

dějiny knihtisku

vydávání a distribuce knih > dějiny

intelektuální život > dějiny

populárně-naučné publikace

obrazové publikace

Item Description

Dotisk 2013 (brož.)

Bibliography

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ISBN

978-0-500-29115-3