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Author McMurtrie, Douglas C. (Douglas Crawford), 1888-1944.

Title The book : the story of printing & bookmaking / by Douglas C. McMurtrie.

Publication Info. New York : Oxford University Press, [1943]
©1943

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Manross Branch - Non Fiction  655.1 M22    DUE 04-09-24
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  686.2MCMURTRIE    Lost and Paid
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.
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.
Printing -- History.
Books (DNLM)D001877
Printing -- history (DNLM)D011327Q000266
Books. (OCoLC)fst00836401
Printing. (OCoLC)fst01076612
Livros (Historia)
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Author Preceeded by (work): McMurtrie, Douglas C. (Douglas Crawford), 1888-1944. Golden book.
Added Title Story of printing & bookmaking
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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