Main entry:

Petroski, Henry, author.

Title & Author:

The book on the bookshelf / by Henry Petroski.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1999.

Description:

x, 290 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
"Borzoi Book."
"The text of this book was set in Ehrhardt, a typeface based on the specimens of 'Dutch' types found at the Ehrhardt foundry in Leipzig. The origina design of the fact was the work of Nicholas Kis, a Hungarian punch cutter known to have worked in Amsterdam from 1680 to 1689. The modern version of Ehrhardt was cut by the Monotype Corporation of Londin in 1937."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-277) and index.
Books on bookshelves -- From scrolls to codices -- Chests, cloisters, and carrels -- Chained to the desk -- Press of books -- Studying studies -- Up against the wall -- Books and bookshops -- Bookstack engineering -- Shelves that move -- Care of books.

Summary:

Investigates the development of the bookshelf and discusses the ways in which it is intertwined with the creation of the book.

Resources:
Sample text
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0375406492 (alk. paper)
9780375406492 (alk. paper)
9780965004558
0965004554

Subject:

Shelving for books History.
Shelving for books Europe History.
Bookbinding History.
Bookbinding Europe History.
Books Storage History.
Books Storage Europe History.
Bookbinding history
Rayonnage pour les livres Histoire.
Rayonnage pour les livres Europe Histoire.
Reliure Histoire.
Reliure Europe Histoire.
Livres Entreposage Histoire.
Livres Entreposage Europe Histoire.
Reliure manuelle Histoire.
Reliure manuelle Europe Histoire.
Bookbinding
Books Storage
Shelving for books
Boekenkasten.
Plaatsing (boeken)
Bücherregal Geschichte.
Buchaufstellung Bibliothek Geschichte.
Europe

Form/genre:

Nonfiction.
History

Added entries:

Olsson, Robert C., book designer.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 207020
Call No.: Z685 .P4 1999
Status: Available