Avrin, Leila <br/><br/>
Scribes, script and books :  the book arts from antiquity to the Renaissance / 
Leila Avrin ; illustrations by Malla Carl and Noah Ophir. 
 - xxxii, 356 pages :  illustrations, maps 
 - ALA classics .
 - ALA classics. .
<br/><br/> Originally published in 1991. 
<br/><br/>Writing -- The alphabet -- The book in the ancient world: Mesopotamia -- The Egyptian book -- The Hebrew book -- The Greek and Hellenistic book -- The Roman book -- Latin script -- Codices manu scripti: books written by hand -- Manuscript illumination -- The Islamic book -- Papermaking -- Bookbinding -- On the eve of printing. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780838910382 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Books--History.<br/>Writing--History.<br/>Manuscripts--History.<br/>Scriptoria--History.<br/>Scribes--History.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>686