{"product_id":"a-companion-to-the-history-of-the-book-paperback-softback-9781405192781","title":"A Companion to the History of the Book (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405192781","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to the History of the Book\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSimon Eliot (Edited by), S Eliot (Author), Jonathan Rose (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405192781, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 13 March 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e624 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.1 x 16.8 x 3.6 cm, 0.975 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This companion will provide a sound point of reference for situation the book, whatever it may yet become, in its proper historical and sociological context.\" (\u003ci\u003eAustralian Academic \u0026amp; Research Libraries\u003c\/i\u003e, March 2010)  \u003cp\u003e\"This is a must-have volume for anyone (or any library) with an interest in the history of books and book culture.\" (\u003ci\u003eLibraries \u0026amp; the Cultural Record,\u003c\/i\u003e Winter 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book has many uses for book historians as a reflection of the field now, in its present state.\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, May 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Eliot and Rose have produced a definitive survey to which specialists as well as lay readers will find themselves returning frequently for information and analytical insight.\" (\u003ci\u003eSHARP News\u003c\/i\u003e, Winter 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Eliot and Rose have recruited some exceptional contributors.... The round-the-world coverage also makes for an enjoyable and dippable compendium.\" (\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The considerable learning distilled in these pages is worn lightly and the result is a volume that will appeal to experts and non-specialists alike. It will also prove to be a valuable teaching resource.\" (\u003ci\u003eZeitschrift fur Anglistik and Amerilanistik\u003c\/i\u003e, October 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A Companion to the History of the Book provides a wealth of information to readers of all levels in a well laid out and written volume.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Bonefolder\u003c\/i\u003e, Autumn 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Academic libraries with any kind of interest in the history of the book or the history of publishing will want this 'companion' on their shelves.\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishing Research Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, July 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"As a stimulating overview of the multidimensional present state of the field, the Companion has no peer. Recommended.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An exceptional resource for anyone working in fields such as literature, history, cultural studies or media studies—to name a few. Drawing on a large group of experts, Simon Eliot and Jonathan Rose have compiled a selection of essays that guide readers through many episodes in the long history of books, both inside and outside the Western tradition.... A Companion to the History of the Book is just that—a companion … an essential text for students and scholars from a wide variety of disciplines who are led to ask questions about the commissioning, publication, distribution and consumption of books. This book is a milestone in the history of the book for it makes the first attempt to map the field like no other book before it.\" (\u003ci\u003eScript and Print\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"If you want to understand how cultures come into being, endure, and change, they imply, then you need to come to terms with the rich and often surprising history of the book.... Eliot and Rose have done a fine job. Their volume can be heartily recommended as the best available starting point for any historian interested in learning about this enterprise.... The Companion does not restrict itself to chronicling the development of the book itself. It also devotes attention to regimes of regulation and jurisdiction—censorship, intellectual property, and the like—and to systems of storage and taxonomy: libraries and bibliography.\" (\u003ci\u003eTechnology and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book serves as a coherent guide to the study of the history of the book. The experts bring the latest research to their work.\" (\u003ci\u003eUmbrella Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA COMPANION TO THE HISTORY OF THE BOOK\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA COMPANION TO\u003cbr\u003eTHE HISTORY OF THE BOOK \u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by Simon Eliot and Jonathan Rose  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“As a stimulating overview of the multidimensional present state of the field, the Companion has no peer.” \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“If you want to understand how cultures come into being, endure, and change, then you need to come to terms with the rich and often surprising history Of the book ... Eliot and Rose have done a fine job. Their volume can be heartily recommended. “\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrian Johns,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTechnology and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the early Sumerian clay tablet through to the emergence of the electronic text, this Companion provides a continuous and coherent account of the history of the book. A team of expert contributors draws on the latest research in order to offer a cogent, transcontinental narrative. Many of them use illustrative examples and case studies of well-known texts, conveying the excitement surrounding this rapidly developing field.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e is organized around four distinct approaches to the history of the book. First, it introduces the variety of methods used by book historians and allied specialists, from the long-established discipline of bibliography to newer IT-based approaches. Next, it provides a broad chronological survey of the forms and content of texts. The third section situates the book in the context of text culture as a whole, while the final section addresses broader issues, such as literacy, copyright, and the future of the book.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors to this volume:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Albin, Martin Andrews, Rob Banham, Megan L Benton, Michelle P. Brown, Marie-Frangoise Cachin, Hortensia Calvo, Charles Chadwyck-Healey, M. T. Clanchy, Stephen Colclough, Patricia Crain, J. S. Edgren, Simon Eliot, John Feather, David Finkelstein, David Greetham, Robert A. Gross, Deana Heath, Lotte Hellinga, T. H. Howard-Hill, Peter Kornicki, Beth Luey, Paul Luna, Russell L. Martin Ill, Jean-Yves Mollier, Angus Phillips, Eleanor Robson, Cornelia Roemer, Jonathan Rose, Emile G. L Schrijver, David J. Shaw, Graham Shaw, Claire Squires, Rietje van Vliet, James Wald, Rowan Watson, Alexis Weedon, Adriaan van der Weel, Wayne A. Wiegand, Eva Hemmungs Wirtén.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSimon Eliot and Jonathan Rose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Methods and Approaches 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Why Bibliography Matters 9\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eT. H. Howard-Hill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 What is Textual Scholarship? 21\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Greetham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Uses of Quantifi cation 33\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlexis Weedon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Readers: Books and Biography 50\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen Colclough\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The History of the Material Text 63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe World before the Codex 65\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Clay Tablet Book in Sumer, Assyria, and Babylonia 67\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEleanor Robson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Papyrus Roll in Egypt, Greece, and Rome 84\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCornelia Roemer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book beyond the West 95\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 China 97\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ. S. Edgren\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Japan, Korea, and Vietnam 111\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Kornicki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 South Asia 126\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGraham Shaw\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Latin America 138\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHortensia Calvo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Hebraic Book 153\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEmile G. L. Schrijver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Islamic Book 165\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Albin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Codex in the West 400–2000 177\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Triumph of the Codex: The Manuscript Book before 1100 179\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichelle P. Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Parchment and Paper: Manuscript Culture 1100–1500 194\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eM. T. Clanchy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Gutenberg Revolutions 207\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLotte Hellinga\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Book Trade Comes of Age: The Sixteenth Century 220\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid J. Shaw\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 The British Book Market 1600–1800 232\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Feather\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Print and Public in Europe 1600–1800 247\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRietje van Vliet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 North America and Transatlantic Book Culture to 1800 259\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRussell L. Martin III\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 The Industrialization of the Book 1800–1970 273\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRob Banham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 From Few and Expensive to Many and Cheap: The British Book Market 1800-1890 291\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSimon Eliot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 A Continent of Texts: Europe 1800–1890 303\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJean-Yves Mollier and Marie-Françoise Cachin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Building a National Literature: The United States 1800-1890 315\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert A. Gross\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 The Globalization of the Book 1800-1970 329\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Finkelstein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Modernity and Print I: Britain 1890-1970 341\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJonathan Rose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Modernity and Print II: Europe 1890-1970 354\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAdriaan van der Weel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Modernity and Print III: The United States 1890–1970 368\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBeth Luey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Books and Bits: Texts and Technology 1970–2000 381\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul Luna\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 The Global Market 1970–2000: Producers 395\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEva Hemmungs Wirten\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 The Global Market 1970–2000: Consumers 406\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eClaire Squires\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Beyond the Book 419\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Periodicals and Periodicity 421\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Wald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 The Importance of Ephemera 434\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMartin Andrews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 The New Textual Technologies 451\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCharles Chadwyck-Healey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Issues 465\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 New Histories of Literacy 467\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePatricia Crain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Some Non-textual Uses of Books 480\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRowan Watson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 The Book as Art 493\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMegan L. 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