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A social history of books and libraries from cuneiform to bytes / Patrick M. Valentine.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Valentine, Patrick M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Books--History.
- Books.
- Libraries--History.
- Libraries.
- Printing--History.
- Printing.
- Books--Social aspects--History.
- Libraries--Social aspects--History.
- Printing--Social aspects--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (223 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A Social History of Books and Libraries from Cuneiform to Bytes traces the roles of books and libraries throughout recorded history and explores their social and cultural importance within differing societies and changing times. It presents the history of books from clay tablets to e-books and the history of libraries, whether built of bricks or bytes.
- Contents:
- Early books : beginnings to circa 1450
- Early libraries : beginnings to circa 1500
- Books and printing : 15th-19th centuries
- Libraries : Renaissance & beyond
- Modern printing & computers
- American libraries.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8108-8571-9
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