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The Evolution of the Book This page intentionally left blank The Evolution of the Book Frederick G. Kilgour New York Oxford Oxford University Press 1998 Oxford University Press Oxford New York Athens Auckland Bangkok Bogota Bombay Buenos Aires Calcutta Cape Town Dar es Salaam Delhi Florence Hong Kong Istanbul Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madras Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi Paris Singapore Taipei Tokyo Toronto Warsaw and associated companies in Berlin Ibadan Copyright © 1998 by Frederick G. Kilgour Published by Oxford University Press, Inc. , 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 1001 6 Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data kilgour, freteriex, The evolution of the book / by Frederick G, Kligour. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-19-5-1 185-9-6 1. Books — History. I. Title. ZZ4.K54 1998 002'. 09 — DC2 j 97-14430 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Printed in the United States of America eduacid-free paper For Eleanor companion on the journey with love, gratitude, and appreciation This page intentionally left blank Contents 1. Dynamics of the Book 3 2. Incunables on Clay 11 3. Papyrus Rolls 22 4. The Greco-Roman World 34 5. The Codex, 100-700 48 6. Islam, 622-1300 57 7. Western Christendom, 600-1400 68 8. Printing, 1400-1800 81 9. Power Revolution, 1800-1840 98 10. Climax of Books Printed from Cast Type, 1840-1940 114 11. Computer-Driven Book Production 133 12. The Electronic Book 151 Notes 161 Index 173 This page intentionally left blank The Evolution of the Book

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