[PDF.82ua] The Book: The Life Story of a Technology (Greenwood Technographies)

The Book: The Life Story of a Technology (Greenwood Technographies)

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 | #2071549 in Books |  2005-09-30 | Ingredients: Example Ingredients | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.21 x.50 x6.14l,.95 | File type: PDF | 192 pages

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||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| Informative and clear|By Ed Battistella|I came across THE BOOK while looking for a new text for my History of Publishing course, and after reading it adopted it and revamped the course. Nicole Howard has done an excellent done of telling the story of the book—its origins, economics, labor history and technological development. We learn about papyrus and parchment and pa| |"In this broad and concise overview (back cover), Howard essentially skims very selective high points in the history of the book--from writing on papyrus (in about 2600 BCE) to the reusable e-paper and e-ink of the postmodern palimpsest that is today's e-book&

One of life's most frequently encountered technologies is perhaps the one most often taken for granted: the printed book. Daily contact with books makes these everyday objects so familiar that one is apt to forget that the invention of the book has more profoundly altered civilization than almost any other invention. This volume provides a broad overview of the printed book's development across many centuries, cultures, and in a variety of fields. It highlights the fo...

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