An edition of The coming of the book
(2010)
The coming of the book
the impact of printing, 1450-1800
by Lucien Febvre
- 0 Ratings
- 0 Want to read
- 0 Currently reading
- 0 Have read
Share
×Close
The emergence of the book was an event of world historical importance, and heralded the dawning of modernity. In this history of that momentous process, the authors mesh together economic and technological history, sociology and anthropology, with the study of modes of consciousness to root the development of printing.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Subjects
Books, Printing, History, Printing, historyShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
The coming of the book: the impact of printing, 1450-1800
2010, Verso
in English
184467634X 9781844676347
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Published in
London
Table of Contents
I. Preliminaries: The Introduction of Paper into Europe. 1. The Progress of Paper
- 2. Preconditions of the Growth of Paper-Making: Natural and Industrial
- 3. Commercial Factors
- 4. The Coming of Printing and the Development of the Paper Industry
II. The Technical Problems and their Solution. 1. The Wood-Cut, Ancestor of the Book?
- 2. The `Discovery' of Printing
- 3. The Making of the Type
- 4. Composition and Impression
- 5. Imposition
- 6. The Chinese Precedent
III. The Book: Its Visual Appearance. 1. Type Founts
- 2. Inside the Book: Title Page, Colophon and Printer's Mark
- 3. The Text and Format of the Book
- 4. Illustration
- 5. Clothing the Book: The Binding
IV. The Book as a Commodity. 1. Costs
- 2. The Problem of Finance
V. The Little World of the Book. 1. The Journeymen
- 2. The Masters
- 3. From the Humanist Printer to the Bookseller of the Enlightenment
4. Authors and their Rights
- VI. The Geography of the Book. 1. The Journeys of Printers
- 2. Places to Set Up Business
- 3. Geography and Publishing
- 4. Printing Conquers the World. A. The Slav Countries: Bohemia and Moravia - Poland - The Southern Slavs - Russia
B. The New World
C. The Far East
- VII. The Book Trade. 1. Some Basic Data: Sizes of Editions
2. Some Problems for the Trade
3. Business Methods at the Time of the Book-Fairs
4. Towards New Business Methods
5. Privilege and Piracy
6. Censorship and Banned Books
- VIII. The Book as a Force for Change. 1. From Manuscript to Printed Book
2. Humanism and the Book
3. The Book and the Reformation
4. Printing and Language.
Edition Notes
This translation originally published: 1976.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-354) and index.
Translation of: L'Apparition du livre.
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?Lists
See All-
French Language
from Gnaudet
-
Writing
from JMSparrow
History
- Created July 22, 2011
- 9 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
| December 8, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| September 17, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| July 17, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| February 12, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| July 22, 2011 | Created by LC Bot | Imported from Library of Congress MARC record. |