Gutenberg's fingerprint : paper, pixels and the lasting impression of books / Merilyn Simonds.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simonds, Merilyn, 1949- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hand-printed books.

Printing.

Communication and technology.

Barclay, Hugh.

Simonds, Merilyn, 1949-.

Simonds, Merilyn.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (383 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

2017.

Toronto, Ontario : ECW, 2017.

Summary:

"Four seismic shifts have rocked human communication: the invention of writing, the alphabet, mechanical type and the printing press, and digitization. Poised over this fourth transition, e-reader in one hand, perfect-bound book in the other, Merilyn Simonds --author, literary maven, and early adopter --asks herself: what is lost and what is gained as paper turns to pixel? Gutenberg's Fingerprint trolls the past, present, and evolving future of the book in search of an answer. Part memoir and part philosophical and historical exploration, the book finds its muse in Hugh Barclay, who produces gorgeous books on a hand-operated antique letterpress. As Simonds works alongside this born-again Gutenberg, and with her son to develop a digital edition of the same book, her assumptions about reading, writing, the nature of creativity, and the value of imperfection are toppled. Gutenberg's Fingerprint is a timely and fascinating book that explores the myths, inventions, and consequences of the digital shift and how we read today."--Jacket.

Contents:

Cover

Table of Contents

Hugh, Me, and the Book

Paper

Type

Ink

Press

Book

Lasting Impressions

Selected Bibliography

Acknowledgements

Copyright

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781773050034

1773050036

9781773050027

1773050028

OCLC:

990022863