Title
Building the book from the ancient world to the present day : how manuscript, printed, and digital texts are made / Barbara Heritage, Ruth-Ellen St. Onge ; illustrated from the teaching collections of Rare Book School at the University of Virginia.
Publication
Ann Arbor, Michigan : The Legacy Press, 2022.
Distribution
[Charlottesville, Virginia] : [Distributed by University of Virginia Press]
Manufacture
Chelsea [Michigan] : Printed by Sheridan Books, Inc.
Copyright Notice Date
©2022
Physical Description
xxi, 309 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Notes
Foreword by Terry Belanger.
"Designed by Cathleen A. Baker"--Title page verso.
"Exhibition held at The Grolier Club: Building the Book from the Ancient World to the Present Day: Five Decades of Rare Book School & the Book Arts Press, 28 September to 23 September 2022"--Title page verso.
Includes glossary (pages 265-279).
Summary
'Building the Book from the Ancient World to the Present Day' offers a carefully curated overview of how books have been produced throughout history and across various regions of the globe. This richly illustrated volume walks readers through the unique collections of Rare Book School at the University of Virginia. Founded by MacArthur Fellow Terry Belanger, this international institute brings together leading curators, librarians, book historians, curators, and collectors from around the world to teach and learn about books as physical objects. See through their eyes how the book is made, step by step, from substrate to letterform, from printing to binding--and how technological innovations, such as the invention of paper or printing with metal type, developed in various societies. This volume will prove instructive for cultural heritage professionals and general booklovers alike.
Variant and related titles
Building the book
Added to Catalog
May 03, 2023
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-297) and index.
Contents
I. Overview: The Changing Form of the Book
II. Substrates
III. Formats
IV. Letterforms
V. Printing Surfaces
Relief
Intaglio
Planographic
Photography, Stencil, and Digital
VI. Bindings
Before 1800
Tools, Stamps, Dies, Leather, and Kits
After 1800
VII. Marks in Books.
Genre/Form
Exhibition catalogs.
History.
Exhibition catalogs.
Also listed under
Rare Book School, issuing body.
Legacy Press, publisher.
University of Virginia. Press, distributor.
Sheridan Books Inc., printer.