Five Hundred Years of Printing - Hardcover
Originally published in 1955, this text has been substantially revised and updated, taking account of the huge technological changes experienced in the printing industry since the 1970s. The coverage includes censorship, bestsellers, popular series, the history of illustration, the invention of lithography, and the connection between printing and education, language and literature. According to Beatrice Warde, the book represents "the five hundred years of printing as a creator of changes in human lives".
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- PublisherBritish Library Board
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0712304142
- ISBN 13 9780712304146
- BindingHardcover
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FIVE HUNDRED YEARS OF PRINTING
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Five Hundred Years of Printing
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