Early Printed Books (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Edward Gordon Duff

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331895057 ISBN 13 : 9781331895053

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

How printing began and spread across Europe, from blocks to movable type and beyond. This concise history examines the earliest images and marks used to multiply texts, tracing the idea from ancient stamps to the first practical printing in China, and then following the art as it reached Europe. The book surveys major centers, key printers, and the evolution of book production across the Low Countries, Germany, Italy, and beyond, with attention to both technique and historical context.

Readers will gain a grounded overview of how early printing developed, the people and places involved, and the ways printing changed libraries, learning, and culture. The narrative stays focused on the premise of invention, spread, and the resulting shifts in book production.

• How single letters and stamps evolved into movable type and block printing


• Across regions such as the Low Countries, Brussels, Gouda, Antwerp, and beyond


• Profiles of printers and workshops, and the dates that mark turning points


• Supporting illustrations and a detailed index of printers and places

Ideal for readers seeking a solid, accessible grounding in the origins and dissemination of early printing.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Leopold is delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. This means that we have checked every single page in every title, making it highly unlikely that any material imperfections – such as poor picture quality, blurred or missing text - remain. When our staff observed such imperfections in the original work, these have either been repaired, or the title has been excluded from the Leopold Classic Library catalogue. As part of our on-going commitment to delivering value to the reader, within the book we have also provided you with a link to a website, where you may download a digital version of this work for free. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience. If you would like to learn more about the Leopold Classic Library collection please visit our website at www.leopoldclassiclibrary.com

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331895057
• ISBN 13: 9781331895053
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 259
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