The Book: A Cover-To-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time - Couverture rigide

Houston, Keith

 
9780393244793: The Book: A Cover-To-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time
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ISBN 10 : 0393244792 ISBN 13 : 9780393244793
Editeur : WW Norton & Co, 2016

Synopsis

In an invitingly tactile history of this 2,000 year-old medium, Houston follows the development of writing, printing, the art of illustrations, and binding to show how we have moved from cuneiform tablets and papyrus scrolls to the hardcovers and paperbacks of today. Sure to delight book lovers of all stripes with its lush, full-colour illustrations, The Book gives us the momentous and surprising history behind humanity's most important-and universal-information technology. Praise for Shady Characters: "Punctuation is not a mere ornament or a curiosity-it is essential, and we need to know about it. Keith Houston's history is entertaining and readable."-The Guardian "Engaging typographical journeys...Houston brings to life a history of ingenuity and imagination."-The Times "[S]cholarly, highly readable and, on some deeper level, slightly deranged."-The Spectator "Refreshing...the stories he uncovers along the way are fascinating." -The Telegraph "Shady Characters might make you look at books...in an entirely new way."-Nature

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À propos de l?auteur

Keith Houston is the author of Shady Characters and the founder of shadycharacters.co.uk. He lives in London.

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In an invitingly tactile history of this 2,000 year-old medium, Houston follows the development of writing, printing, the art of illustrations, and binding to show how we have moved from cuneiform tablets and papyrus scrolls to the hardcovers and paperbacks of today. Sure to delight book lovers of all stripes with its lush, full-colour illustrations, The Book gives us the momentous and surprising history behind humanity's most important-and universal-information technology. Praise for Shady Characters: "Punctuation is not a mere ornament or a curiosity-it is essential, and we need to know about it. Keith Houston's history is entertaining and readable."-The Guardian "Engaging typographical journeys...Houston brings to life a history of ingenuity and imagination."-The Times "[S]cholarly, highly readable and, on some deeper level, slightly deranged."-The Spectator "Refreshing...the stories he uncovers along the way are fascinating." -The Telegraph "Shady Characters might make you look at books...in an entirely new way."-Nature

À propos de la deuxième de couverture

In an invitingly tactile history of this 2,000 year-old medium, Houston follows the development of writing, printing, the art of illustrations, and binding to show how we have moved from cuneiform tablets and papyrus scrolls to the hardcovers and paperbacks of today. Sure to delight book lovers of all stripes with its lush, full-colour illustrations, The Book gives us the momentous and surprising history behind humanity's most important-and universal-information technology. Praise for Shady Characters: "Punctuation is not a mere ornament or a curiosity-it is essential, and we need to know about it. Keith Houston's history is entertaining and readable."-The Guardian "Engaging typographical journeys...Houston brings to life a history of ingenuity and imagination."-The Times "[S]cholarly, highly readable and, on some deeper level, slightly deranged."-The Spectator "Refreshing...the stories he uncovers along the way are fascinating." -The Telegraph "Shady Characters might make you look at books...in an entirely new way."-Nature

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Éditeur
WW Norton & Co
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0393244792
ISBN 13 
9780393244793
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
448
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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