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Author:

Avrin, Leila.

Title:

Scribes, script, and books : the book arts from antiquity to the Renaissance / Leila Avrin ; illustrations by Malla Carl and Noah Ophir.

Publisher:

The British Library,

Copyright Date:

2010

Description:

xxxii, 356 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Subject:

Books--History.
Writing--History.
Manuscripts--History.
Scriptoria--History.
Scribes--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-351) and index.

Contents:

Writing -- The alphabet -- The book in the ancient world: Mesopotamia -- The Egyptian book -- The Hebrew book -- The Greek and Hellenistic book -- The Roman book -- Latin script -- Codices Manu Scripti: books written by hand -- Manuscript illumination -- The Islamic book -- Papermaking -- Bookbinding -- On the eve of printing.

ISBN:

0838910386 (pbk.)
9780838910382 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)489670041

Locations:

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)