The Book: The Story of Printing and Bookmaking
by Douglas C. McMurtrie
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waltzmn McMurtrie's book is primarily a history of the book after the invention of typecasting and printing. Those interested in the period before the Mainz Vulgate, and in the period when manuscript copying and printing still coexisted, will find few better books than Diringer's volume. The two make a good pair.
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This reference book can be used as reference for the history of printing, printing types and bookmaking. Hefty, but set in (generally) big type, this book is sure to make you interested in its examples - who knows, you may even decide to work on editing and printing your own book!
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May 2, 2024Portuguese (Brazil)
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- Original title
- The Golden Book (precursor editions) (precursor editions)
- Original publication date
- 1927 (as The Golden Book) (as The Golden Book); 1943 (as The Book) (as The Book)
- People/Characters
- Aldus Pius Manutius (1449/1452-1515); John Baskerville; William Caxton (c.1422-1491); Johann Fust; Claude Garamond; Johannes Gutenberg (1394/99-c.1468) (show all 10); Nicolas Jenson; Erhard Ratdolt; Peter Schoeffer; Wynkyn de Worde
- Important places
- Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Grand-Est, France
- First words
- In the inconceivably remote past, man was able to communicate with his fellows only by means of grunts or cries, supplemented no doubt with gestures or a sort of sign language.
Author's Preface
Ten years ago Pascal Covici, then publishing books in Chicago, proposed to me the writing of a book aiming to cover the history and development, and the art and technique, of bookmaking.
Introduction
The most cursory reflection will make it clear beyond doubt that books are a primary necessity of life in any civilized community. - Quotations
- IX
The Stage Setting for Typography
Printing as it made its appearance in Europe in the fifteenth century was an altogether independent outgrowth of its own times and conditions. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)From this precedent is logically derived the objective we have stated: the fine making of common books. Is not this an ambition to challenge the imagination of the bookmaker of idealism?
- Original language
- English
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- Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, History
- DDC/MDS
- 002 — Computer science, information & general works Computer science, knowledge & systems Books (Science and history of the book)
- LCC
- Z4 .M15 — Bibliography, Library Science and Information Resources Books (General). Writing. Paleography History of books and bookmaking
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- Languages
- English, Portuguese
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- ISBNs
- 9
- ASINs
- 18
