The Book: A Global History
Oxford: Oxford University Press (2013), xx, 748 pp.
Contains illustrations, acronyms pp. xix-xx, index
Signature commbox: 20-Books-E 2013
"A concise edition of the highly acclaimed Oxford Companion to the Book, this book features the 51 articles from the Companion plus 3 brand new chapters in one affordable volume. The 54 chapters introduce readers to the fascinating world of book history. Including 21 thematic studies on topics such as writing systems, the ancient and the medieval book, and the economics of print, as well as 33 regional and national histories of 'the book', offering a truly global survey of the book around the world, the Oxford History of the Book is the most comprehensive work of its kind. The three new articles, specially commissioned for this spin-off, cover censorship, copyright and intellectual property, and book history in the Caribbean and Bermuda." (Publisher description)
THEMATIC STUDIES
1 Writing systems / Andrew Robinson, 3
2 The sacred book / Carl Olson, 19
3 The ancient book / Craig Kallendorf, 39
4 The history of the book in Byzantium / N.G. Wilson, 54
5 The European medieval book / Christopher de Hamel, 59
6 The European printing revolution / Cristina Dondi, 80
7 The book as symbol / Brian Cummings, 93
8 The transmission of Jewish knowledge through MSS and printed books / Emile G.L. Schrijver, 97
9 Missionary printing / M. Antoni J. Üçerler, S.J., 107
10 Paper / Daven Christopher Chamberlain, 116
11 The technologies of print / James Mosley, 130
12 The economics of print / Alexis Weedon, 154
13 Censorship / Elisabeth Ladenson, 169
14 Concepts of intellectual property and copyright / Adam D. Moore, 183
15 The manuscript after the coming of print / Harold Love, 197
16 Printed ephemera / Michael Harris, 205
17 Children's books / Andrea Immel, 220
18 The history of illustration and its technologies / Paul Goldman, 231
19 Bookbinding / David Pearson, 245
20 Theories of text, editorial theory, and textual criticism / Marcus Walsh, 258
21 The electronic book / Eileen Gardiner and Ronald G. Mustom, 271
REGIONAL AND NATIONAL HISTORIES OF THE BOOK
22a Britain, c.1475-1800 / Andrew Murphy, 287
22b Britain, 1801-1914 / Leslie Howsam, 300
22c Britain from 1914 / Claire Squires, 311
23 Ireland / Niall O´ Ciosáin and Clare Hutton, 320
24 France / Vincent Giroud, 328
25 The Low countries / Paul Hoftijzer, 349
26 Germany / John L. Flood, 365
27 Switzerland / Lukas Erne, 388
28 The Nordic countries / Charlotte Appel and Karen Skovgaard-Petersen, 393
29 The Iberian Peninsula / María Luisa López-Vidriero, 406
30 Italy / Neil Harris, 420
31 Modern Greece, c.1453-2000 / Alexis Politis, 441
32 Austria / John L. Flood, 447
33 Hungary / Bridget Guzner, 452
34 The Czech Republic and Slovakia / Devana Pavlik, 461
35 Poland / Janet Zmroczek, 470
36 The Baltic states / Jürgen M. Warmbrunn, 480
37 The Slavonic book in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus / Christine Thomas, 485
38 The Balkans / Ekaterina Rogatchevskaia and Aleksandra B. Vranes, 502
39 Sub-Saharan Africa / Andrew van der Vlies, 512
40 The Muslim world / Geoffrey Roper, 524
41 The Indian Subcontinent / Abhijit Gupta, 553
42 China / J.S. Edgren, 573
43 Korea / Beth McKillop, 593
44 Japan / P. F. Kornicki, 605
45a Southeast Asia. 1, The islands / Edwin Paul Wieringa, 622
45b Southeast Asia. 2, The mainland / Jana Igunma, 629
46 Australia / Ian Morrison, 635
47 New Zealand / Shef Rogers, 649
48 Latin America (including Incas and Aztecs) / Eugenia Roldán Vera, 656
49 Canada / Patricia Lockhart Fleming, 671
50 America / Scott E. Casper and Joan Shelley Rubin, 682
51 The Caribbean and Bermuda / Jeremy B. Dibbell, 710
1 Writing systems / Andrew Robinson, 3
2 The sacred book / Carl Olson, 19
3 The ancient book / Craig Kallendorf, 39
4 The history of the book in Byzantium / N.G. Wilson, 54
5 The European medieval book / Christopher de Hamel, 59
6 The European printing revolution / Cristina Dondi, 80
7 The book as symbol / Brian Cummings, 93
8 The transmission of Jewish knowledge through MSS and printed books / Emile G.L. Schrijver, 97
9 Missionary printing / M. Antoni J. Üçerler, S.J., 107
10 Paper / Daven Christopher Chamberlain, 116
11 The technologies of print / James Mosley, 130
12 The economics of print / Alexis Weedon, 154
13 Censorship / Elisabeth Ladenson, 169
14 Concepts of intellectual property and copyright / Adam D. Moore, 183
15 The manuscript after the coming of print / Harold Love, 197
16 Printed ephemera / Michael Harris, 205
17 Children's books / Andrea Immel, 220
18 The history of illustration and its technologies / Paul Goldman, 231
19 Bookbinding / David Pearson, 245
20 Theories of text, editorial theory, and textual criticism / Marcus Walsh, 258
21 The electronic book / Eileen Gardiner and Ronald G. Mustom, 271
REGIONAL AND NATIONAL HISTORIES OF THE BOOK
22a Britain, c.1475-1800 / Andrew Murphy, 287
22b Britain, 1801-1914 / Leslie Howsam, 300
22c Britain from 1914 / Claire Squires, 311
23 Ireland / Niall O´ Ciosáin and Clare Hutton, 320
24 France / Vincent Giroud, 328
25 The Low countries / Paul Hoftijzer, 349
26 Germany / John L. Flood, 365
27 Switzerland / Lukas Erne, 388
28 The Nordic countries / Charlotte Appel and Karen Skovgaard-Petersen, 393
29 The Iberian Peninsula / María Luisa López-Vidriero, 406
30 Italy / Neil Harris, 420
31 Modern Greece, c.1453-2000 / Alexis Politis, 441
32 Austria / John L. Flood, 447
33 Hungary / Bridget Guzner, 452
34 The Czech Republic and Slovakia / Devana Pavlik, 461
35 Poland / Janet Zmroczek, 470
36 The Baltic states / Jürgen M. Warmbrunn, 480
37 The Slavonic book in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus / Christine Thomas, 485
38 The Balkans / Ekaterina Rogatchevskaia and Aleksandra B. Vranes, 502
39 Sub-Saharan Africa / Andrew van der Vlies, 512
40 The Muslim world / Geoffrey Roper, 524
41 The Indian Subcontinent / Abhijit Gupta, 553
42 China / J.S. Edgren, 573
43 Korea / Beth McKillop, 593
44 Japan / P. F. Kornicki, 605
45a Southeast Asia. 1, The islands / Edwin Paul Wieringa, 622
45b Southeast Asia. 2, The mainland / Jana Igunma, 629
46 Australia / Ian Morrison, 635
47 New Zealand / Shef Rogers, 649
48 Latin America (including Incas and Aztecs) / Eugenia Roldán Vera, 656
49 Canada / Patricia Lockhart Fleming, 671
50 America / Scott E. Casper and Joan Shelley Rubin, 682
51 The Caribbean and Bermuda / Jeremy B. Dibbell, 710
