Books in Chains (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
and Other Bibliographical Papers
Fiction & Literature, Anthologies
| Author: | William Blades | ISBN: | 9781411455481 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble | Publication: | October 11, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble | Language: | English |
| Author: | William Blades |
| ISBN: | 9781411455481 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
| Publication: | October 11, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble |
| Language: | English |
This volume, published two years after Blades’s death, explores the practice of securing books by chaining in England and abroad. Other chapters deal with such topics as the use and development of signatures in books; early schools of typography; and the invention of printing. Informative and readable, Books in Chains will be of interest to bibliophiles everywhere.
This volume, published two years after Blades’s death, explores the practice of securing books by chaining in England and abroad. Other chapters deal with such topics as the use and development of signatures in books; early schools of typography; and the invention of printing. Informative and readable, Books in Chains will be of interest to bibliophiles everywhere.
