{"product_id":"an-inquiry-into-the-nature-and-form-of-the-books-of-the-ancients-with-a-history-of-the-art-of-bookbinding-from-the-times-of-the-greeks-and-romans-to-the-present-day-paperback-9781108024822","title":"An Inquiry into the Nature and Form of the Books of the Ancients; With a History of the Art of Bookbinding, from the Times of the Greeks and Romans to the Present Day (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108024822","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAn Inquiry into the Nature and Form of the Books of the Ancients\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWith a History of the Art of Bookbinding, from the Times of the Greeks and Romans to the Present Day\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis important work on the physical history of the book and bookbinding was first published in 1837.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Hannett (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108024822, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 December 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages, 30 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.4 cm, 0.32 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eJohn Andrews Annett was the pseudonym of John Hannett, a printer and a pioneer in the study of modern and historical bookbinding methods. An Inquiry into the Nature and Form of the Books of the Ancients was published in 1837, following the success of Bibliopegia, his manual of bookbinding techniques. Having outlined the various ways in which written records were kept, and the development of the codex and of printing, Hannett devotes most of the book to the history of bookbinding. The book is well researched and illustrated, with many quotations from earlier works to support his clearly written narrative. Wills and accounts often describe books in terms of their binding, providing a way of following changing fashions in book coverings. He examines continental and oriental bindings as well as English, before discussing modern binding practice and practitioners.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. On the records and writings of the earliest people\u003cbr\u003e their form, and method of preservation\u003cbr\u003e 2. Books from their first known form, and bookbinding in the times of the Greeks and Romans\u003cbr\u003e 3. Monastic and other bindings up to the invention of printing\u003cbr\u003e 4. English binding and binders, from the invention of printing to the eighteenth century, more particularly as relates to materials and finish\u003cbr\u003e 5. English binding and binders, from the invention of printing to the eighteenth century, in reference to the styles of workmanship, and some other incidental peculiarities\u003cbr\u003e 6. Foreign binding and binders, from the invention of printing, to the introduction of modern bookbinding\u003cbr\u003e 7. Modern bookbinding\u003cbr\u003e 8. Foreign bindings possessing peculiarities not before described\u003cbr\u003e 9. Sketches and biographical notices of binders, amateur professors, and others, connected with the art\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003270713624,"sku":"9781108024822","price":24.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108024822i.jpg?v=1694869848","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/an-inquiry-into-the-nature-and-form-of-the-books-of-the-ancients-with-a-history-of-the-art-of-bookbinding-from-the-times-of-the-greeks-and-romans-to-the-present-day-paperback-9781108024822","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}