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1 online resource (1 audio file (9hr., 58 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Dennis Kleinman. |
| Summary |
We may love books, but do we know what lies behind them? In The Book, Keith Houston reveals that the paper, ink, thread, glue, and board from which a book is made tell as rich a story as the words on its pages-of civilizations, empires, human ingenuity, and madness. In an invitingly tactile history of this 2,000-year-old medium, Houston follows the development of writing, printing, the art of illustrations, and binding to show how we have moved from cuneiform tablets and papyrus scrolls to the hardcovers and paperbacks of today. The Book gives us the momentous and surprising history behind humanity's most important-and universal-information technology. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Books -- History.
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Printing -- History.
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Paper -- History.
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Illustration of books -- History.
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Books -- History.
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| Added Author |
Kleinman, Dennis.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781977359247 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1977359248 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT12332496 |
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