An Inquiry into the Nature and Form of the Books of the Ancients

With a History of the Art of Bookbinding, from the Times of the Greeks and Romans to the Present Day

By:

John Hannett

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries

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John Andrews Annett was the pseudonym of John Hannett, a printer and a pioneer in the study of modern and historical bookbinding methods. An Inquiry into the Nature and Form of the Books of the Ancients was published in 1837, following the success of Bibliopegia, his manual of bookbinding techniques. Having outlined the various ways in which written records were kept, and the development of the codex and of printing, Hannett devotes most of the book to the history of bookbinding. The book is well researched and illustrated, with many quotations from earlier works to support his clearly written narrative. Wills and accounts often describe books in terms of their binding, providing a way of following changing fashions in book coverings. He examines continental and oriental bindings as well as English, before discussing modern binding practice and practitioners.

Release date Australia

December 23rd, 2010

Author

John Hannett

Audience

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Illustrations

14 Plates, black and white; 16 Line drawings, black and white

Pages

248

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries

Dimensions

140x216x14

ISBN-13

9781108024822

Product ID

8780338

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