The coming of the book : the impact of printing 1450-1800 /

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Author / Creator:Febvre, Lucien, 1878-1956.
Uniform title:Apparition du livre. English
Imprint:London : Verso, 1997
Description:378 p. : maps ; 22 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2786753
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Other authors / contributors:Martin, Henri-Jean, 1924-2007 joint author.
ISBN:1859841082
Notes:Originally published: London : N.L.B., 1976.
Translation of L'apparition du livre.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Henri-Jean Martin
  • Preface / Lucien Febvre
  • Manuscripts / Marcel Thomas
  • 1. Preliminaries: The Introduction of Paper into Europe
  • 2. The Technical Problems and their Solution
  • 3. The Book: Its Visual Appearance
  • 4. The Book as a Commodity
  • 5. The Little World of the Book
  • 6. The Geography of the Book
  • 7. The Book Trade
  • 8. The Book as a Force for Change.