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..

Scribes, Scripts and Books

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Avrin, Leila

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The British Library Publishing

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.

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

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Amer Library Assn.

<p>In 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.</p>

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