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A History of Reading and Writing: In the Western World Book

A History of Reading and Writing : Hardback : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC : 9780230001619 : 0230001610 : 15 Dec 2009 : Offering a fresh history centred on the reactions and experiences of ordinary readers and writers, Lyons deals with key turning points that occurred throughout the centuries, such as the invention of the codex, the transition from scribal to print culture, the reading revolution and the industrialisation of the book.Read More

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    Offering a fresh history centred on the reactions and experiences of ordinary readers and writers, Lyons deals with key turning points that occurred throughout the centuries, such as the invention of the codex, the transition from scribal to print culture, the reading revolution and the industrialisation of the book. Tracing the major historical developments across Europe and North America which revolutionized our relationship with texts, this book provides an engaging and invaluable overview of the history of scribal and print culture.

  • 0230001610
  • 9780230001619
  • Professor Martyn Lyons
  • 23 October 2009
  • Palgrave Macmillan
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 288
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