Title & Author:

A millennium of the book : production, design & illustration in manuscript & print, 900-1900 / edited by Robin Myers & Michael Harris.

Publication:

Winchester : St. Paul's Bibliographies ; Delaware : Oak Knoll Press, 1994.
Bury St Edmunds, England : St Edmundsbury Press

Description:

xii, 196 pages : illustrations, plans ; 22 cm.

Series:

Publishing pathways

Notes:
"Papers presented at the 16th annual conference on book-trade history held at the Centre for Extra-Mural Studies, Birkbeck College, University of London"--Introduction.
Typeset in Times by Ella Whitehead, Munslow, Shropshire. Cover designed by Eric Dent. Printed in England by St Edmundsbury Press, Bury St Edmunds"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Early medieval book design in England : the influence of manuscript design on the transmission of texts / Linda Nix -- The design relationship between the manuscript and the incunable / Margaret M. Smith -- The Aldine italic / Nicolas Barker -- Onward and downward : how binders coped with the printing press before 1800 / Nicholas Pickwoad -- 'Alone worth treble the price' : illustrations in 18th-century English magazines / David Alexander -- The emergence of the graphic book in the 19th century / Michael Twyman -- Paper chase : a millennium in the production and use of paper / George Mandl.

Summary:

In this collection of seven book history essays, leading scholars discuss ways in which the book as a physical artifact developed over the last ten centuries. A classic work of research and scholarship from such scholars as Michael Tyman, Nicolas Barker, Margaret Smith, Nicholas Pickwoad, et. al.

ISBN:

1873040253 (UK)
9781873040256 (UK)
1884718078 (USA)
9781884718076 (USA)

Subject:

Bibel Ester
Books History Congresses.
Illustration of books Congresses.
Illumination of books and manuscripts Congresses.
Livres Histoire Congrès.
Illustration des livres Congrès.
Enluminure Congrès.
Books.
Illumination of books and manuscripts.
Illustration of books.
Aufsatzsammlung
Handschrift
Buch
Boekenproductie.
Illustraties.
Illustration of books History Congresses.
Illumination of books and manuscripts History Congresses.
livre 900 1900 congrès.
enluminure 900 1900 congrès.
illustration 900 1900 congrès.
Books History

Form/genre:

Congress
Aufsatzsammlung.
Proceedings.
History.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Conference proceedings.
Actes de congrès.

Added entries:

Myers, Robin (Book trade historian), editor.
Harris, Michael, 1938- editor.
Whitehead, Ella, compositor.
Dent, Eric, cover designer.
Nix, Linda, author.
Smith, Margaret M. (Margaret McFadden), 1944- author.
Barker, Nicholas, author.
Pickwoad, Nicholas, author.
Alexander, David (David S.), author.
Twyman, Michael, author.
Mandl, George, author.
St. Edmundsbury Press, printer.
Annual Conference on Book Trade History (16th : 1994 : University of London)
Publishing pathways.

Holdings:

Location: Library conservation office 92900
Call No.: ID Z4.M58 PRES; ID:95-B860
Status: Available