The world of the book / Des Cowley and Clare Williamson.
The world of the book / Des Cowley and Clare Williamson.
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Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Carlton, Victoria : The Miegunyah Press, an imprint of Melbourne University Publishing Limited : in .association with the State Library of Victoria, 2017.
Date
2017.
Call Numbers
HQ 2017/1383
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xi, 247 pages : colour illustrations,maps, facsimilies ; 27 cm.
Content type
text
still image
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
I.Books and Ideas -- The book before the book -- The illuminated manuscript -- The printed book -- The sacred book -- The world in a book -- Books that changed the world -- II.The Book and the Imagination -- Literary foundations -- Imaginary voyages -- The modernist experiment: Joyce and his circle...
Publication information
Publisher
Carlton, Victoria : The Miegunyah Press, an imprint of Melbourne University Publishing Limited : in .association with the State Library of Victoria, 2017.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2017.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
A stunning new edition to coincide with the State Library of Victoria's exhibition on the wonderful world of books.The World of the Book pays homage to our love of books, and demonstrates the book's long and rich traditions and its great contributions to modern life. 'All earthly existence must ultimately be contained in a book.' French poet Stéph...
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Full title
The world of the book / Des Cowley and Clare Williamson.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Originally published in 2007.
Includes index.
Bibliography : pages 236-237.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2007
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
HQ 2017/1383
Record Identifier
74VKVgXm72xb
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVgXm72xb
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9780522872729 (paperback)
DDC
002
MMS ID
991024146019202626
