A social history of books and libraries from cuneiform to bytes
By: Patrick M. Valentine
Publisher: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 203
ISBN-13: 9780810885707; 9780810885714
Subjects: Libraries; Books; Printing; History
Description: A Social History of Books and Libraries from Cuneiform to Bytes traces the roles of books and libraries throughout recorded history and explores their social and cultural importance within differing societies and changing times. It presents the history of books from clay tablets to e books and the history of libraries, whether built of bricks or bytes.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Early books : beginnings to circa 1450; title: Early libraries : beginnings to circa 1500; title: Books and printing : 15th-19th centuries; title: Libraries : Renaissance & beyond; title: Modern printing & computers; title: American libraries.