Edition |
Third revised edition under present title. |
Description |
xxx, 676 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, facsimiles ; 25 cm |
Note |
"Seventh edition as successor to four editions of 'The golden book', first published in 1927"--Title page verso. |
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Printed date of preface on page ix (for first edition) reads: "July 20, 1937"; printed date for 3rd revised edition on page x reads: "November 2, 1942." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 603-646) and index. |
Form |
Also issued online. |
Contents |
Primitive human records -- The origin of the alphabet -- The alphabet in western Europe -- Paper and its origins -- Handwritten books -- Printing in the Far East -- Early European woodcuts -- The block books -- The stage setting for typography -- Johann Gutenberg's invetion -- The case of rival claimants -- The dissemination of printing -- The master printers of Venice -- The first printing in English -- The production of the incunabula -- Woodcut book illustration -- Engraved book illustration -- Early book decoration -- Some special problems -- Printer's marks -- The study of incunabula -- Typography's golden age -- Italian book illustration -- The indomitable Plantin -- The vogue of engraving -- Baskerville and his disciples -- The press in the New World -- Printing on Massachusetts Bay -- Typographer, philosopher, statesman -- Printer and historian -- The spread of printing in America -- The revival of craftsmanship -- The private presses -- Contemporary fine printing -- Modern typography -- Modern book illustration -- Processes of bookmaking -- The art of bookbinding -- The printing of illustrations -- The title page -- Concerning type design -- The printer's ideals. |
Subject |
Books -- History.
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Printing -- History.
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Books (DNLM)D001877
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Printing -- history (DNLM)D011327Q000266
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Books. (OCoLC)fst00836401
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Printing. (OCoLC)fst01076612
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Livros (Historia)
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Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Added Author |
Preceeded by (work): McMurtrie, Douglas C. (Douglas Crawford), 1888-1944.
Golden book.
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Added Title |
Story of printing & bookmaking |
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Story of printing and bookmaking |
Other Form: |
Online version: McMurtrie, Douglas C. (Douglas Crawford), 1888-1944. Book. 3rd rev. ed. New York : Oxford University Press, ©1943 (OCoLC)576363504 |
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