The Art & History of Books [Paperback]

Norma Levarie (Author)

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Book Description

Publication Date: September 1994

Norma Laverie traces the history of book design and formats against a background of the changing patrons and producers of books, the movements of social and political history, the state of the arts, the growth and conflicts of religion, the fresh contacts of trade and the development of technology. This is not a history of book production, nor of book illustration, but of the book as a work of art. It is intended for students of book arts, book-lovers and collectors.

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Product Details

Paperback: 315 pages
Publisher: British Library Board (September 1994)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0712303944
ISBN-13: 978-0712303941
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,408,173 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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