Author: Cambridge University Library
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Early English Printed Books
Author: Cambridge University Library
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Early English Printed Books in the University Library Cambridge (1475 to 1640)
Author: Charles E. Sayle
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category : Early printed books
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category : Early printed books
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Early English Printed Books in the University Library, Cambridge
Author: C. E. Sayle
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108007783
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 706
Book Description
Volume 2 of Sayle's catalogue (1902) lists books printed outside London between 1501 and 1640, most notably in Oxford, Cambridge and Norwich. Each entry contains a short transcription of the title page, the library classmark, references to standard bibliographical works, and notes on the provenance and features of specific copies.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108007783
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 706
Book Description
Volume 2 of Sayle's catalogue (1902) lists books printed outside London between 1501 and 1640, most notably in Oxford, Cambridge and Norwich. Each entry contains a short transcription of the title page, the library classmark, references to standard bibliographical works, and notes on the provenance and features of specific copies.
Studying Early Printed Books, 1450-1800
Author: Sarah Werner
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119049970
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A comprehensive resource to understanding the hand-press printing of early books Studying Early Printed Books, 1450 - 1800 offers a guide to the fascinating process of how books were printed in the first centuries of the press and shows how the mechanics of making books shapes how we read and understand them. The author offers an insightful overview of how books were made in the hand-press period and then includes an in-depth review of the specific aspects of the printing process. She addresses questions such as: How was paper made? What were different book formats? How did the press work? In addition, the text is filled with illustrative examples that demonstrate how understanding the early processes can be helpful to today’s researchers. Studying Early Printed Books shows the connections between the material form of a book (what it looks like and how it was made), how a book conveys its meaning and how it is used by readers. The author helps readers navigate books by explaining how to tell which parts of a book are the result of early printing practices and which are a result of later changes. The text also offers guidance on: how to approach a book; how to read a catalog record; the difference between using digital facsimiles and books in-hand. This important guide: Reveals how books were made with the advent of the printing press and how they are understood today Offers information on how to use digital reproductions of early printed books as well as how to work in a rare books library Contains a useful glossary and a detailed list of recommended readings Includes a companion website for further research Written for students of book history, materiality of text and history of information, Studying Early Printed Books explores the many aspects of the early printing process of books and explains how their form is understood today.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119049970
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A comprehensive resource to understanding the hand-press printing of early books Studying Early Printed Books, 1450 - 1800 offers a guide to the fascinating process of how books were printed in the first centuries of the press and shows how the mechanics of making books shapes how we read and understand them. The author offers an insightful overview of how books were made in the hand-press period and then includes an in-depth review of the specific aspects of the printing process. She addresses questions such as: How was paper made? What were different book formats? How did the press work? In addition, the text is filled with illustrative examples that demonstrate how understanding the early processes can be helpful to today’s researchers. Studying Early Printed Books shows the connections between the material form of a book (what it looks like and how it was made), how a book conveys its meaning and how it is used by readers. The author helps readers navigate books by explaining how to tell which parts of a book are the result of early printing practices and which are a result of later changes. The text also offers guidance on: how to approach a book; how to read a catalog record; the difference between using digital facsimiles and books in-hand. This important guide: Reveals how books were made with the advent of the printing press and how they are understood today Offers information on how to use digital reproductions of early printed books as well as how to work in a rare books library Contains a useful glossary and a detailed list of recommended readings Includes a companion website for further research Written for students of book history, materiality of text and history of information, Studying Early Printed Books explores the many aspects of the early printing process of books and explains how their form is understood today.
John Gower in Manuscripts and Early Printed Books
Author: Martha W. Driver
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1843845539
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Essays considering the relationship between Gower's texts and the physical ways in which they were first manifested.
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1843845539
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Essays considering the relationship between Gower's texts and the physical ways in which they were first manifested.
British Museum Catalogue of printed Books
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1114
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1114
Book Description
List of the Books of Reference in the Reading Room of the British Museum. 3. Ed
Author: John Winter Jones
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference books
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference books
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
The British Museum Quarterly
Author:
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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The American Library Annual
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 492
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Catalogue of Printed Books in the Library of the British Museum
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1256
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1256
Book Description