First Edition, 1991. Fine contents and binding. Tightly bound in cream cloth with maroon leather inset and gold titles. No dust jacket. International shipping may require added postage charges.

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Title

Scribes, Script, and Books: The Book Arts from Antiquity to the Renaissance

Publisher

American Library Association, Chicago, IL

Publication Date

1991

Language

English

ISBN 10

0838905226

ISBN 13

9780838905227

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

No Dust Jacket

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Copublished by the British Library, chapters discuss the origins of the book, the book in the ancient world, the development of scripts and styles of illumination, and the making of manuscripts through the centuries.

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