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Books : a living history

Martyn Lyons (Author)
From the first scribbling on papyrus to the emergence of the e-book, this wide-ranging overview of the history of the book provides a fascinating look at one of the most efficient, versatile, and enduring technologies ever developed
Print Book, English, 2011
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2011
Nonfiction
224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
9781606060834, 160606083X
707023033
Ancient and medieval worlds
The new culture of print
Enlightenment and the masses
The publisher arrives
Knowledge for all