| Description |
288 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-278) and index. |
| Contents |
In the beginning -- Eastern approaches -- The great classics -- Medieval worlds & the book -- Light from the East -- Wheels of change -- A dangerous invention -- Printing & the Enlightenment -- Print & steam -- The book in the turbulent 20th century -- Digitization & the future of the book. |
| Summary |
Each of the 100 books in chosen has played a critical role in the development of books in all their farms and with all that they bring : literacy, numeracy, technological progress and the expansion of scientific knowledge, religion, political theory, and more. |
| Subject |
Books -- History.
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| Added Author |
Ayad, Sara, author.
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| ISBN |
9781770854062 |
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1770854061 |
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