Scribes, Script, and Books: The Book Arts from Antiquity to the RenaissanceIn this detailed overview of the history of the handmade book, Avrin looks at the development of scripts and styles of illumination, the making of manuscripts, and the technological processes involved in paper-making and book-binding. Readers will have a greater understanding of ancient books and texts with
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Contents
CHAPTER 1 | 17 |
CHAPTER 2 | 38 |
Mesopotamia | 63 |
The Egyptian Book | 81 |
CHAPTER 6 | 139 |
The Writing of a Scroll | 147 |
Literature | 153 |
The Roman Book | 159 |
Latin Script | 177 |
CHAPTER 9 | 205 |
The Islamic Book | 261 |
Literature | 267 |
Papermaking | 283 |
Bookbinding | 301 |
On the Eve of Printing | 327 |
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