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Scribes, script, and books, the book arts from antiquity to the Renaissance, Leila Avrin ; illustrations by Malla Carl and Noah Ophir

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Scribes, script, and books, the book arts from antiquity to the Renaissance, Leila Avrin ; illustrations by Malla Carl and Noah Ophir
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-350) and index
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illustrationsmaps
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Scribes, script, and books
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
489670041
Responsibility statement
Leila Avrin ; illustrations by Malla Carl and Noah Ophir
Series statement
ALA classics
Sub title
the book arts from antiquity to the Renaissance
Table Of Contents
Writing -- The alphabet -- The book in the ancient world: Mesopotamia -- The Egyptian book -- The Hebrew book -- The Greek and Hellenistic book -- The Roman book -- Latin script -- Codices manu scripti: books written by hand -- Manuscript illumination -- The Islamic book -- Papermaking -- Bookbinding -- On the eve of printing
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