An Illustrated Catalogue of Fine and Rare Books, Illuminated and Other Manuscripts, Early Printed Books (1655)
An Illustrated Catalogue of Fine and Rare Books, Illuminated and Other Manuscripts, Early Printed Books (1655)

Author: Myers And Company

Publisher: Kessinger Publishing

Published: 2009-08

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 9781104856274

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Illustrated Catalogue of Early Printed Books, Rare Manuscripts, Royal Documents, and Reference Books, the Famous William C. Van Antwerp Collection of San Francisco, California
Illustrated Catalogue of Early Printed Books, Rare Manuscripts, Royal Documents, and Reference Books, the Famous William C. Van Antwerp Collection of San Francisco, California

Author: American Art Association

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-01-13

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 9780483039810

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Excerpt from Illustrated Catalogue of Early Printed Books, Rare Manuscripts, Royal Documents, and Reference Books, the Famous William C. Van Antwerp Collection of San Francisco, California: To Be Sold Without Reserve or Restriction by Order of Mr. William C. Van Antwerp on Monday, May 1st, 1922 at 8: 15 O'clock in the Evening Folio, original oak boards with pigskin back, marks of old Clasps, leather thongs Of the hinges unbroken. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Early Printed Books as Material Objects
Early Printed Books as Material Objects

Author: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Rare Books and Manuscripts Section

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 381

ISBN-13: 3110253240

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The papers collected in this volume discuss descriptive methods and present conclusions relevant for the history of the book production and reception. Books printed in Europe in the 15th and 16th century still had much in common with manuscripts. They are not mere textual sources, but also material objects whose physical make-up and individual features need to be taken into account in library projects for cataloguing and digitization.