Description |
277 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
Physical Medium |
8vo. rdabf |
Series |
Pelican books ; A343
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-269) and index. |
Contents |
I. The first century of printing, 1450-1550. 1. The incunabula period ; 2. Gutenberg ; 3. Type-design ; 4. The spread of printing ; 5. Printing in the vernacular ; 6. Printer and publisher ; 7. Early best-sellers ; 8. The title page ; 9. Book illustration -- II. The era of consolidation, 1550-1800. 1. Type-design ; 2. Book production ; 3. Publishers and patrons ; 4. Official and private presses ; 5. The reading public ; 6. The periodical press ; 7. Libraries ; 8. Censorship -- III. The nineteenth century and after. 1. Technical progress ; 2. The Latin alphabet in script and print ; 3. The trade ; 4. Censorship ; 5. Official and private presses ; 6. The reading public ; 7. Best-sellers and steady-sellers ; 8. Popular series. |
Subject |
Printing -- History.
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Printing -- history. (DNLM)D011327Q000266 |
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Printing. (OCoLC)fst01076612
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Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Added Author |
Warde, Beatrice, 1900-1969.
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