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The Book: The Life Story of a Technology Howard recounts printing techniques from Gutenberg’s first press to 21st-century electronic publishing.No other technology in human history, declares Howard, has had the impact of this inventio
| Title | : | The Book: The Life Story of a Technology |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.70 (514 Votes) |
| Id Book | : | 0801893119 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2009-09-25 |
| Type File | : | PDF, DOC, RTF, ePub |
The printed book is one of life’s most frequently encountered technologies. Historian Nicole Howard provides a comprehensive survey of the evolution of this technology, tracing its development across many centuries and cultures.No other technology in human history, declares Howard, has had the impact of this invention. By examining the book as a technology, Howard reveals how profoundly information and media have shaped history and how vital the technology of the book has been to cultural and intellectual change. This engaging study extends from clay tablets and rolls of papyrus to bound folio sheets, from inks and scripts to lead type and printing presses, from the Linotype machine to the laptop. Cross-cultural in scope, it examines innovations in the production and manufacture of books from the Middle and Far East, Europe, and the Americas. Howard recounts printing techniques from Gutenberg’s first press to 21st-century electronic publishing.Howard’s broad overview
Nicole Howard is an associate professor of history at California State University, East Bay.
New scholarship has been incorporated that adds significantly to our understanding of these textiles as well. I found the book to be delightfully informative without being boring or overly flowery. Great for a costumer's library. Well organized, clearly explained and replete with illustrations, yet with plenty of room for students to find topics for further research.. The bibliography is OK.
Howard doesn't advance an argument or any new thesis about the history of the book. Nicole Howard has done an excellent done of telling the story of the book—its origins, economics, labor history and technological development. You will not be disappointed.. I have always loved the furniture, but this is not a how-to or design book. Readers no longer have to imagine how the textiles look- they have recently taken photos to show them. I wish she had had more to say about what newer technological changes actually pose to the relevance of the book itself. Sometimes the author tells us
Howard doesn't advance an argument or any new thesis about the history of the book. Nicole Howard has done an excellent done of telling the story of the book—its origins, economics, labor history and technological development. You will not be disappointed.. I have always loved the furniture, but this is not a how-to or design book. Readers no longer have to imagine how the textiles look- they have recently taken photos to show them. I wish she had had more to say about what newer technological changes actually pose to the relevance of the book itself. Sometimes the author tells us
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