Books as History

Description:

"A material culture study focused on the importance of books as objects and their histories from the Middle Ages to present. Looks beyond content and text of books, to other properties such as printing, binding, annotation, etc. Over 140 full-color illustrations, bibliography for further reading, and index"--Provided by publisher.

subjects: Bibliography, Critical,  Books,  Critical Bibliography,  History,  Provenance,  Social aspects,  Social aspects of Books,  Boeken,  Boekwezen