E. Gordon Duff

Early Printed Books (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Authoritative and engaging, Early Printed Books, by the English bibliographer E. Gordon Duff, introduces the reader to the history of the printed book. Beginning with the earliest printing in China and its spread to Europe and England, Duff discusses printing in various European countries, bookbinding, and provides information on collecting early printed books.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Barnes & Noble
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Altersempfehlung: ab 0 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781411455917
• Artikelnr.: 50389546

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Steps towards the invention
2. The invention of printing
3. Spread of printing in Germany
4. Italy
5. France
6. The Low Countries
7. Spain and Portugal. Denmark and Sweden
8. Westminster: Caxton, Wynkyn de Worde, Julian Notary
9. Oxford and St. Albans
10. London: John Lettou, William de Machlinia, Richard Pynson
11. The spread of the art in Great Britain
12. The study of bookbinding
13. The collecting and describing of early printed books
Index of printers and places.