Author: HOUSTON Keith
Title: The Book. The most powerful object of our time examined from cover to cover.
- Place of publication: Kraków
- Year of publication: 2017
- Publisher: Karakter Publishing House
- Number of pages: 460, [4]
- Illustrations, maps: illustrations in the text
- Size: 21 cm
- Binding: publisher's hardback, bookmark in the form of a ribbon
- Condition: very good
- ISBN: 9788365271365
Description:
Translated by Pawel Lipszyc. Also includes footnotes, index, bibliography.
Paper, writing, printing, illustrations - behind each of these aspects of the book are hundreds of years of history and many human passions. Telling the story of the birth and development of "the most powerful object of our time," Keith Houston charts the history of several civilizations without losing sight of the fates of individuals - explorers, inventors and visionaries whose curiosity, zeal, work (and sometimes transgressions) changed the shape of our world. The fascinating story - spanning five thousand years and five continents - is not only a superbly documented source of knowledge about the history of the so-called book industries, but also a simply engaging and entertaining read for anyone who loves to read. And look at the illustrations.
