Paper Stories – Paper and Book History in Early Modern Europe
This book examines paper and material aspects of the written word in early modern Europe. The contributors investigate the origins of paper production as well as manufacture, use, ownership, trade and preservation of books. This interdisciplinary volume brings together the research of paper experts,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2023
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| Series: | Materiale Textkulturen
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| Collection: | Directory of Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This book examines paper and material aspects of the written word in early modern Europe. The contributors investigate the origins of paper production as well as manufacture, use, ownership, trade and preservation of books. This interdisciplinary volume brings together the research of paper experts, book historians, philologists, conservators and specialists in watermark analysis, paper trade, the history of collections and object biography. |
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| Item Description: | Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (454 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9783111154916 9783111163451 9783111162768 |