John Hannett

An Inquiry Into the Nature and Form of the Books of the Ancients

With a History of the Art of Bookbinding, from the Times of the Greeks and Romans t

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This important work on the physical history of the book and bookbinding was first published in 1837.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 355g
• ISBN-13: 9781108024822
• ISBN-10: 1108024823
• Artikelnr.: 32314269

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. On the records and writings of the earliest people
their form, and method of preservation
2. Books from their first known form, and bookbinding in the times of the Greeks and Romans
3. Monastic and other bindings up to the invention of printing
4. English binding and binders, from the invention of printing to the eighteenth century, more particularly as relates to materials and finish
5. English binding and binders, from the invention of printing to the eighteenth century, in reference to the styles of workmanship, and some other incidental peculiarities
6. Foreign binding and binders, from the invention of printing, to the introduction of modern bookbinding
7. Modern bookbinding
8. Foreign bindings possessing peculiarities not before described
9. Sketches and biographical notices of binders, amateur professors, and others, connected with the art
Conclusion
Index.