{"product_id":"the-bibliographical-decameron-3-volume-set-or-ten-days-pleasant-discourse-upon-illuminated-manuscripts-and-subjects-connected-with-early-engraving-typography-and-bibliography-9781108076548","title":"The Bibliographical Decameron 3 Volume Set; Or, Ten Days Pleasant Discourse upon Illuminated Manuscripts, and Subjects Connected with Early Engraving, Typography, and Bibliography (Multiple-component retail product) 9781108076548","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Bibliographical Decameron 3 Volume Set\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOr, Ten Days Pleasant Discourse upon Illuminated Manuscripts, and Subjects Connected with Early Engraving, Typography, and Bibliography\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn illustrated three-volume exploration of the history of manuscripts and printed books, and of bibliography and bibliomania, published in 1817.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas Frognall Dibdin (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108076548, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMultiple-component retail product, published 1 January 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1832 pages, 586 b\/w illus.  5 colour illus.\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 9.5 cm, 2.96 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\"\u003eBibliomania, the almost obsessive collecting of rare books and early editions by the aristocracy, which peaked in 1812 with the sale of the Valdarfer Boccaccio, was fuelled in no small part by the work of the bibliographer Thomas Frognall Dibdin (1776–1847). As well as serving as librarian for his patron, the second Earl Spencer, Dibdin was an avid author. His most famous book, Bibliomania, popularised the word's use in England. The present work was first published in three volumes in 1817 and may be considered a continuation of Bibliomania in both style and content. Using a dialogue format with extensive footnotes, it covers all aspects of bibliography from early illuminated manuscripts and printed books through to contemporary book collectors and auctions. The work is notable for the number and quality of its illustrations. Dibdin's Bibliomania (revised edition, 1811) and his Reminiscences of a Literary Life (1836) are also reissued in this series.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eVolume 1: Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e First day\u003cbr\u003e Second day\u003cbr\u003e Third day\u003cbr\u003e Fourth day. Volume 2: Fifth day\u003cbr\u003e Sixth day\u003cbr\u003e Seventh day\u003cbr\u003e Eighth day. Volume 3: Ninth day\u003cbr\u003e Tenth day\u003cbr\u003e Supplement\u003cbr\u003e Bibliographical index\u003cbr\u003e General 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":46006134604056,"sku":"9781108076548","price":110.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108076548i_1d960f77-7039-4498-9468-46bd749091d4.jpg?v=1696751602","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-bibliographical-decameron-3-volume-set-or-ten-days-pleasant-discourse-upon-illuminated-manuscripts-and-subjects-connected-with-early-engraving-typography-and-bibliography-9781108076548","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}