Books before print

Books before print

by Kwakkel, Erik

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This beautifully illustrated book provides an accessible introduction to the medieval manuscript and what it can tell us about the world in which it was made and used. Books Before Print explores how manuscripts can act as a vibrant and versatile tool to understand the deep historical roots of human interaction with written information. It highlights extraordinary continuities between medieval book culture and modern-world communication, as witnessed in medieval pop-up books, posters, speech bu…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Books before print / Erik Kwakkel.

Summary

This beautifully illustrated book provides an accessible introduction to the medieval manuscript and what it can tell us about the world in which it was made and used. Books Before Print explores how manuscripts can act as a vibrant and versatile tool to understand the deep historical roots of human interaction with written information. It highlights extraordinary continuities between medieval book culture and modern-world communication, as witnessed in medieval pop-up books, posters, speech bubbles, book advertisements, and even sticky notes.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2018

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Notes

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Feb 2021).

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xx, 282 pages) : PDF file(s).

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781942401636, 1942401639, 9781942401612, 1942401612
  • oclc:on1241683621
  • Dewey Decimal:091

Subjects

Manuscripts -- History Manuscripts, European Manuscripts, Medieval

Writers

Kwakkel, Erik

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