בחרו את שפת העמוד:
שפה נוכחית
כניסה עם גוגל
כניסה עם פייסבוק
The book
להגדלת הטקסט להקטנת הטקסט- ספר
A concise edition of the highly acclaimed Oxford Companion to the Book, this book features the 51 articles from the Companion plus 3 brand new chapters in on affordable volume. The 54 chapters introduce readers to the fascinating world of book history. Including 21 thematic studies on topics such as writing systems, the ancient and the medieval book, and the economics of print, as well as 33 regional and national histories of 'the book', offering a truly globalsurvey of the book around the world, the Oxford History of the Book is the most comprehensive work of its kind. The three new articles,
| כותר |
The book : a global history / edited by Michael F. Suarez and H. R. Woudhuysen. |
|---|---|
| כותרים נוספים |
Oxford companion to the book. |
| מהדורה |
First edition. |
| מוציא לאור |
Oxford, [England] : Oxford University Press |
| שנה |
2013 |
| הערות |
Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. English |
| הערת תוכן ותקציר |
Cover THE BOOK: A Global History Copyright Dedication Contents Introduction Editors and Contributors List of Abbreviations 1. Bibliographical abbreviations 2. Other abbreviations Thematic Studies 1: Writing Systems 1 The emergence of writing 2 Development and diffusion of writing systems 3 Decipherment 4 Classifi cation of writing systems 5 The origin of the alphabet 6 The family of alphabets 7 Chinese and Japanese writing 8 Electronic writing BIBLIOGRAPHY 2: The Sacred Book 1 Introduction 2 Formative Judaic tradition 3 Formative Christian tradition 4 Formative Islamic tradition5 Formative Hindu tradition 6 Formative Buddhist tradition 7 Brief comparison of the five traditions 3: The Ancient Book 2 Mesopotamia 3 Egypt 4 The Hebrew book 5 Greece 5.1 The physical book 5.2 Book trade 5.3 Reading 5.4 Libraries 5.5 Textual criticism 6 Rome 6.1 The physical book 6.2 Book trade 6.3 Reading 6.4 Libraries 6.5 Textual criticism 6.6 From roll to codex 7 Runes 8 China 9 Mesoamerica 4: The History of the Book in Byzantium 5: The European Medieval Book 1 The Dark Ages 2 Carolingian Europe3 Romanesque Europe 4 Script and decoration 5 The Gothic book trade 6 Lay literacy 7 The late Middle Ages and the Renaissance 6: The European Printing Revolution 2 MS production and use in Europe in the second half of the 15 th century 3 The technical invention 4 The physical appearance and textual content of early printed books 5 The contribution of the Church and religious orders 6 New aspects 7 Distribution 8 The Venetian success 9 Loss and survival 10 The outlook now 7: The Book as Symbol 8: The Transmission of Jewish Knowledge through MSS and Printed Books1 Introduction 2 Transmission of the Hebrew Bible 3 Oral and written transmission 4 From MS to printed text 5 The emergence of publishing 9: Missionary Printing 2 India 3 China, Malaysia, and Singapore 4 The Philippines 5 Japan 6 Conclusion 10: Paper 2 Paper manufacture 3 Sheet structure 4 Watermarks 5 Surface characteristics 6 Other characteristics 7 Composition 8 Provenance 11: The Technologies of Print 2 Origins 3 The hand press period, 1450-18303.1 Materials 3.2 Illustration 3.3 Preserving and duplicating the text 3.4 Improvements to existing technology 3.5 Lithography 4 Mechanization 4.1 Electrolytic processes 4.2 Machines for typecasting 4.3 Mechanized typesetting 4.4 Photomechanical processes 4.5 Colour printing for the commercial and popular market 4.6 Photocomposition of text 4.7 Digital typography 5 Conclusion 12: The Economics of Print 1 The economic value of a book 2 The Stationers' Company and early institutional structures of the British book trade 3 The origins of legal copyright |
| היקף החומר |
1 online resource (769 p.) |
| שפה |
אנגלית |
| שנת זכויות יוצרים |
©2013 |
| מספר מערכת |
997010710033705171 |
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