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| Genre/Form: | Juvenile literature |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Juvenile audience |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Karen Brookfield; Laurence Pordes |
| ISBN: | 0789458934 9780789458933 0789458926 9780789458926 0789465973 9780789465979 |
| OCLC Number: | 44657358 |
| Notes: | "48"--Spine. Includes index. |
| Description: | 63 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. |
| Contents: | What is writing? -- First signs -- Egyptian writing -- ABC -- Before paper -- Paper -- A medieval psalter -- Manuscript books -- Books from Asia -- Islamic books -- Getting ready to print -- Typesetting -- On press -- Early printed books -- Typefaces -- Binding -- Illustrated books -- Learning words -- Handwriting -- Children's books -- Words at work -- The typewriter -- The book market -- Keeping your words. |
| Series Title: | DK eyewitness books |
| Responsibility: | written by Karen Brookfield ; photographed by Laurence Pordes. |
Abstract:
Text and photographs trace the evolution of the written word, how the alphabet grew out of pictures, the development of papermaking, bookbinding, children's books, and more.
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