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Scribes, script and books : the book arts from antiquity to the Renaissance / Leila Avrin ; illustrations by Malla Carl and Noah Ophir.
By: Avrin, Leila [author.]
.Contributor(s): Carl, Malla [illustrator.] | Ophir, Noah [illustrator.].Series: ALA classics: Publisher: Chicago : London : American Library Association ; British Library, [2010]Description: xxxii, 356 pages : illustrations, maps.Content type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780838910382.Subject(s): Books -- History | Writing -- History | Manuscripts -- History | Scriptoria -- History | Scribes -- HistoryDDC classification: 686
Contents:
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.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 686 AVR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 014597 |
Originally published in 1991.
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.