The evolution of the book / Frederick G. Kilgour.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kilgour, Frederick G., 1914-2006, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Books--History.

Books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This 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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1998.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-771292-4

0-19-028365-3

1-280-47115-8

9786610471157

1-4237-5991-5

0-19-535336-6

1-60256-261-X

OCLC:

191038316