A Companion to the History of the Book
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (842 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 140519278X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 616 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Makes use of illustrative examples and case studies of well-known textsWritten by a group of expert contributorsCovers topical debates, such as the nature of censorship and the future of the book. From the early Sumerian clay tablet through to the emergence of the electronic text, this Companion provides a continuous and coherent account of the history of the book
Excellent tool for the bibliophile Jon Garon The books provides a very comprehensive overview of the subject. It is well researched and sweeping in scope. A real page turner (pun intended).. "No search!" according to Amazon Customer. Book itself is great, well-written, etc. but the search feature doesn't work in the Kindle edition, which STINKS because this is a very "by subject" companion. If you're using this to get to certain chapters, and not just reading it straight through, I would not recommend.
Jonathan Rose is Professor of History at Drew University. His publications include Literary Cultures and the Material Book (2007) and Some Patterns and Trends in British Publishing, 1800–1919 (1994). His publications include The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes (2001), The Holocaust and the Book: Destruction and Preservation (2001), and <
It also devotes attention to regimes of regulation and jurisdiction—censorship, intellectual property, and the like—and to systems of storage and taxonomy: libraries and bibliography." (Technology and Culture)"This book serves as a coherent guide to the study of the history of the book. Drawing on a large group of experts, Simon Eliot and Jonathan Rose have compiled a selection of essays that guide readers through many episodes in the long history of books, both inside and outside the Western tradition. The Companion does not restrict itself to chronicling the development of the book itself. The round-the-world coverage also makes for an enjoyable and dippable compendium." (Times Literary Supplement, November 2008)"The considerable learnin