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The volume includes a glossary of terms, a timeline of important events, and a selected bibliography of useful resources for further information.

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The book is arguably the one technology that has made all others possible... What Howard does is provide an exceedingly accessible retelling of the book's life story, one that shows precisely how books represent a peak of technology, giving permanence and form to ideas and relevance and resonance to their readers. Libraries & the Cultural Record A very succinct history of the book that will be quite useful, in introductory book history courses as a survey text (or by any bibliophile who wants to know more.) philobiblos.blogspot.com 2009

Table of Contents

Introduction
Timeline
1. Ancestors: Books before Print
2. Infancy: The Earliest Printed Books, 1450–1500
3. Youth: Books in the Sixteenth Century
4. Adulthood: Early-Modern Books, 1600–1800
5. Maturity: Books in the Age of Automation, 1800–1900
6. The Future of Books: Twentieth Century and Beyond
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

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      Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
      Published 11 January 2010
      ISBN-13 9780801893117
      978-0801893117
      ISBN-10 0801893119
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The volume includes a glossary of terms, a timeline of important events, and a selected bibliography of useful resources for further information.

      Trade Review
      The book is arguably the one technology that has made all others possible... What Howard does is provide an exceedingly accessible retelling of the book's life story, one that shows precisely how books represent a peak of technology, giving permanence and form to ideas and relevance and resonance to their readers. Libraries & the Cultural Record A very succinct history of the book that will be quite useful, in introductory book history courses as a survey text (or by any bibliophile who wants to know more.) philobiblos.blogspot.com 2009

      Table of Contents

      Introduction
      Timeline
      1. Ancestors: Books before Print
      2. Infancy: The Earliest Printed Books, 1450–1500
      3. Youth: Books in the Sixteenth Century
      4. Adulthood: Early-Modern Books, 1600–1800
      5. Maturity: Books in the Age of Automation, 1800–1900
      6. The Future of Books: Twentieth Century and Beyond
      Glossary
      Bibliography
      Index

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