If Blindness Strikes: Don't Strike Out : A Lively Look at Living With a Visual Impairment

Politics & Social Sciences

Smith, Margaret M.

Social Sciences

Charles C. Thomas Pub Ltd

First edition. This work is the first book dealing with the early development of the title-page since A. W. Pollard's "Last Words" on the subject, published in 1891. Margaret M. Smith's work is a major contribution to the early history of the printed book in Europe. 176 pages with 40 b/w illustrations. cloth, dust jacket.. large 8vo..

The Title-Page, Its Early Development, 1460-1510

Computers & Technology

Graphics & Design

British Library Board

Common and scientific names of the fishes of Southern Africa (Special publication - Smith)

Smith (J.L.B.) Institute of Ichthyology, Rhodes University

<p>The late medieval manuscript's opening page was often ornamentally magnificent; however, this approach of announcing a text was not to be the title-page model for the printed book. The introduction of the printing press created the opportunity for a new way to open a book - a page devoted to its title and its producer. Several stages of the title page's development are described. </p>
<p>In detail here, with illustrations from the British Library: the blank page, the label-title, the label-title- plus-woodcut and/or printer's mark, and the decorative border. This is the first book dealing with the early development of the title page since A.W. Pollard's "Last Words" on the subject, published in 1981. Co-published with The British Library.</p>

The Title-Page: Its Early Development 1460-1510

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Oak Knoll Pr

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