Pearson, David, 1955-
Books as history : the importance of books beyond their texts / David Pearson.
London : British Library ; New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press, 2008.
208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
"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.
9781584562337 (hdbk. ; alk. paper)
1584562331 (hdbk. ; alk. paper)
9780712349239
0712349235
Books History.
Bibliography, Critical.
Books Social aspects.
Books Provenance.
Livres Histoire.
Bibliographie critique.
Livres Aspect social.
Livres Provenance.
Books.
Buch
Kultur
Quelle
Boeken.
Boekwezen.
Bokhistoria.
Böcker sociala aspekter.
Böcker proveniens.
Geschichte
History.
Location: Library main 271342
Call No.: BIB 204396
Status: Available
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