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Bespr. in Book collector 57(2008)4
Author : Peter Beal
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 29,1 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0199265445
Bespr. in Book collector 57(2008)4
Author : Noah Webster
Publisher :
Page : 1132 pages
File Size : 32,15 MB
Release : 1896
Category : English language
ISBN :
Author : Sidney E. Berger
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 575 pages
File Size : 37,42 MB
Release : 2023-01-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1538151332
Named a Library Journal Best Reference of 2023 - From Library Journal's Starred Review: "This ambitious and entertaining update solidifies Berger’s volume as a must-have title for librarians, booksellers, collectors, and students of the book arts and book history." This new edition of The Dictionary of the Book adds more than 700 new entries and many new illustrations and brings the vocabulary and theory of bookselling and collecting into the modern commercial and academic world, which has been forced to adjust to a new reality. The definitive glossary of the book covers all the terms needed for a thorough understanding of how books are made, the materials they are made of, and how they are described in the bookselling, book collecting, and library worlds. Every key term—more than 2,000—that could be used in booksellers’ catalogs, library records, and collectors’ descriptions of their holdings is represented in this dictionary. This authoritative source covers all areas of book knowledge, including: The book as physical object Typeface terminology Paper terminology Printing Book collecting Cataloging Book design Bibliography as a discipline, bibliographies, and bibliographical description Physical Condition and how to describe it Calligraphy Language of manuscripts Writing implements Librarianship Legal issues Parts of a book Book condition terminology Pricing of books Buying and selling Auctions Items one will see an antiquarian book fairs Preservation and conservation issues, and the notion of restoration Key figures, presses / publishers, and libraries in the history of books Book collecting clubs and societies How to read and decipher new and old dealers’ catalogs And much more The Dictionary also contains an extensive bibliography—more than 1,000 key readings in the book world and it gives current (and past) definitions of terms whose meaning has shifted over the centuries. More than 200 images accompany the entries, making the work even more valuable for understanding the terms described.
Author : Robert Nares
Publisher :
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 18,6 MB
Release : 1888
Category : English language
ISBN :
Author : Robert Nares
Publisher :
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 17,37 MB
Release : 1859
Category : English language
ISBN :
Author : Christopher Corèdon
Publisher : D. S. Brewer
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 26,5 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781843840237
This dictionary of medieval terms is intended for the non-specialist with an interest in the medieval world
Author : John Allan Holden
Publisher :
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 35,49 MB
Release : 1925
Category : Bibliographical literature
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 14,16 MB
Release : 1994
Category :
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Author : Adam Gacek
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 11,19 MB
Release : 2017-07-31
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9047400844
Covering the entire spectrum of Arabic manuscripts, and especially the handwritten book, this book consists of a glossary of technical terms and a bibliography. The technical terms, collected from a variety of sources, embrace a vast range of topics dealing with the making and reading (studying) of Arabic manuscripts. They include: the Arabic scripts, penmanship, writing materials and implements, the make-up of the codex, copying and correction, decoration and bookbinding. A similar coverage is reflected in the bibliography. In view of the fact that, as yet, there is no concise monograph on Arabic manuscripts in the English language, this book is an important contribution to this field. And, since Arabic manuscripts represent an enormous resource for research, this work is an indispensable reference for all students of Islamic civilization.
Author : Samuel Johnson
Publisher :
Page : 1160 pages
File Size : 11,97 MB
Release : 1755
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN :