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Bibligraphic Information
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What is a book ? [Texte imprimé] : the study of early printed books
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Dane, Joseph A.
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- University of Notre Dame Press,
- Pub date:
- 2012
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- 1 vol. (XV-276 p.) :
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Number of items
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1
copie(s) available .
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MARC Record
What is a book ? [Texte imprimé] : the study of early printed books
Dane, Joseph A.
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ISBN:
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9780268026097
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ISBN:
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0268026092
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Subject category:
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SHS
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Dewey class number:
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002.09
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Other class number:
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000
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Personal Author:
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Dane, Joseph A.
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Title:
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What is a book ? [Texte imprimé] : the study of early printed books / Joseph A. Dane
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Publication info:
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Notre Dame : University of Notre Dame Press, 2012
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Physical descrip:
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1 vol. (XV-276 p.) : ill. ; 23 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Bibliogr. p. 261-269
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Summary:
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This work is an introduction to the study of books produced during the period of the hand press, dating from around 1450 through 1800. Using his own bibliographic interests as a guide, the author selects illustrative examples primarily from fifteenth-century books, books of particular interest to students of English literature, and books central to the development of Anglo-American bibliography. It covers the basic procedures of printing and the parts of the physical book, size, paper, type, illustration; as well as the history of book-copies from cataloging conventions and provenance to electronic media and their implications for the study of books. The author begins with the central distinction between a "book-copy", the particular, individual, physical book, and a "book", the abstract category that organizes these copies into editions, whereby each copy is interchangeable with any other. Among other issues, he addresses such basic questions as: How do students, bibliographers, and collectors discuss these things? And when is it legitimate to generalize on the basis of particular examples? He considers each issue in terms of a practical example or question a reader might confront: How do you identify books on the basis of typography? What is the status of paper evidence? How are the various elements on the page defined? What are the implications of the images available in an online database? And, significantly, how does a scholar's personal experience with books challenge or conform to the standard language of book history and bibliography?
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LIVRE
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