A new introduction to bibliography
Description: Provides a good introduction to the transmission of texts, from the hand-press period through the middle of the twentieth century. Gaskell covers such topics as printing machinery, typography and type production, papermaking, illustration techniques, bindings, imposition and format, publishing, and the book trade, taking care to note chronological and geographical differences and trends. (http://www.librarything.com/work/14142)
Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: Provides a good introduction to the transmission of texts, from the hand-press period through the middle of the twentieth century. Gaskell covers such topics as printing…