The Book

The Life Story of a Technology

Nicole Howard (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

2010
Johns Hopkins University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8018-9311-7 (ISBN)

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The printed book is one of life's most frequently encountered technologies. Historian Nicole Howard provides a comprehensive survey of the evolution of this technology, tracing its development across many centuries and cultures. No other technology in human history, declares Howard, has had the impact of this invention. By examining the book as a technology, Howard reveals how profoundly information and media have shaped history and how vital the technology of the book has been to cultural and intellectual change. This engaging study extends from clay tablets and rolls of papyrus to bound folio sheets, from inks and scripts to lead type and printing presses, from the Linotype machine to the laptop. Cross-cultural in scope, it examines innovations in the production and manufacture of books from the Middle and Far East, Europe, and the Americas. Howard recounts printing techniques from Gutenberg's first press to 21st-century electronic publishing. Howard's broad overview and accessible writing style make this book ideal for students and bibliophiles alike.
The volume includes a glossary of terms, a timeline of important events, and a selected bibliography of useful resources for further information.

Nicole Howard is an associate professor of history at California State University, East Bay.

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

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.1.2010
Zusatzinfo	4 Line drawings, black and white; 17 Halftones, black and white
Verlagsort	Baltimore, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 235 mm
Gewicht	272 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften
	Technik
ISBN-10	0-8018-9311-9 / 0801893119
ISBN-13	978-0-8018-9311-7 / 9780801893117
Zustand	Neuware