S. H. Steinberg (1899–1969)
Author of 500 Years of Printing
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- Legal name
- Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry
Steinberg, Sigfrid Heinrich - Birthdate
- 1899-08-03
- Date of death
- 1969-01-28
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Goslar, Germany
- Occupations
- author and editor of reference books
art historian
German and English linguist
historian of printing and typography - Short biography
- Steinberg moved to England in 1936 and took up a fellowship at the Courthauld Institute of Art.
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We have 1940-41, 1944, 1946, 1948-49, 1951-1984, 1986-88
100 pages fell out of this book in one big clump, vanished into the papery chaos of my house, and did not resurface again. I feel ok about this. It was an educational read, but one which felt really, really educational - the book equivalent of lima beans. The most enjoyable parts came when the author let loose with some venomous comment about Soviet Russia or why we should even bother to teach the masses to read, as they'll waste their literacy on crappy books. Despite the bile, it gave a human touch to an otherwise monotonous read.… (more)
Doesn't mention how Bok helped persuade Americans to replace the parlor with the livingroom, or that he wrote a long-standing women's advice column, under a female pseudonym. Nothing about his work with illustrators, such as Maxfield Parrish, though that may be outside the purview of this title. Useful in that it gives you a sense of the moral climate of the time.
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- Works
- 52
- Also by
- 1
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- 739
- Popularity
- #34,365
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 9
- ISBNs
- 36
- Languages
- 4
amazon i dice che l'ho acquistato 3 volte... io ricordo di avere solo due copie, una forse lìho regalata a giorgio bellante