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Printing and writing materials: their evolution

Printing and writing materials: their evolution

Millicent Smith, Adele

Paperback

Literary CriticismBusiness of WritingGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9353801346
ISBN13: 9789353801342
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jul 1 2019
Pages: 280
Weight: 0.79
Height: 0.63 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Every book begins before the words. It begins with fibre, soot, metal and craft. Materials make ideas last longer. Follow the trail. In Printing and writing materials: their evolution, Adele Millicent Smith maps the hidden technologies that made reading possible: the history of printing alongside the writing materials evolution that preceded it. With a clear eye for practical detail, she moves from antiquity to today, showing how papermaking and paper history reshaped scholarship, commerce and private life; how ink and writing tools altered what could be recorded; and how early modern printing transformed the circulation of ideas. The result is book history nonfiction at its most tangible: a publishing history reference grounded in objects you can picture, handle, and learn to recognise. It is a reminder that every printed page is an engineering feat, and that publishing history is also the history of labour, trade routes, and standards too. Smith writes for curious readers as well as specialists. If you care about the history of the book, typography and bookbinding, or the physical evidence that dates and authenticates volumes, this is an indispensable companion. It also serves as a library science research guide for students, curators, and collectors of rare books who want reliable context for catalogues, collections, and the long craft tradition behind every shelf. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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