Scribes, Script and Books. The book Arts from Antiquity to Renaissance.

Avrin, Leila, Malla Carl and Noah Ophir:

ISBN 10: 071230245X / ISBN 13: 9780712302456

Published by The British Library Publishing Division ; American Library Association, 1991

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219 S., zahlr. Ill. guter Zustand, Schutzumschlag leicht lichtrandig, Namenszug im Vorsatz Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 711.

Seller Inventory # 35650

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Scribes, Script and Books. The book Arts from Antiquity to Renaissance.
• Publisher: The British Library Publishing Division ; American Library Association
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 071230245X
• ISBN 13: 9780712302456
• Binding: Leinen
• Condition: Gut
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Buchkunst & Handschriften

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Synopsis

First edition. A fascinating book which covers origins of the book, the history of writing, the book in the ancient world, the developement of scripts and styles of illumination, paper, and the cultural traditions of Islamic and Hebrew bookmaking. Illustrated. xxxii, 356, 2 pages. cloth.. 4to..