Bibliophilia Africana 8

Bibliophilia Africana 8

Author: Cora Sygun Heidrun Ovens

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13:

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Proceedings of a conference held at the Centre for the Book, Cape Town, 11-14 May, 2005.


Companion to the History of the Book

Companion to the History of the Book

Author: Simon Eliot

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2019-08-08

Total Pages: 976

ISBN-13: 1119018218

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The celebrated text on the history of the book, completely revised, updated and expanded The revised and updated edition of The Companion to the History of the Book offers a global survey of the book’s history, through print and electronic text. Already well established as a standard survey of the historiography of the book, this new, expanded edition draws on a decade of advanced scholarship to present current research on paper, printing, binding, scientific publishing, the history of maps, music and print, the profession of authorship and lexicography. The text explores the many approaches to the book from the early clay tablets of Sumer, Assyria and Babylonia to today’s burgeoning electronic devices. The expert contributions delve into such fascinating topics as archives and paperwork, and present new chapters on Arabic script, the Slavic, Canadian, African and Australasian book, new textual technologies, and much more. Containing a wealth of illustrative examples and case studies to dramatize the exciting history of the book, the text is designed for academics, students and anyone interested in the subject.


Black African Literature in English, 1997-1999

Black African Literature in English, 1997-1999

Author: Bernth Lindfors

Publisher: James Currey Publishers

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 9780852555750

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This volume lists the work produced on anglophone black African literature between 1997 and 1999. This bibliographic work is a continuation of the highly acclaimed earlier volumes compiled by Bernth Lindfors. Containing about 10,000 entries, some of which are annotated to identify the authors discussed, it covers books, periodical articles, papers in edited collections and selective coverage of other relevant sources.