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There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it ill behaves any of us to find fault with the rest of us.
ISBN10: 0859679047, ISBN13: 9780859679046, [publisher: Ashgate Publishing Ltd, , [first edition, 2003Ashgate Publishing Ltd, Aldershot, 2003 reprint of 1999 first edition] Hardcover First Edition Cloth, gilt cover-title, 4to, 26 cm, xiv, 352 pp, ills. From the introduction: "This book attempts to trace the evolution of the physical structure of the book in codex form, from its invention in the early centuries of our era to the end of the sixteenth century, a period I have arbitrarily designated as medieval. The subdivision into ten chapters follows a pattern of typological entities, defined on the basis of occurrence of a set of physical characteristics, partly confined within geographical and chronological boundaries." Contents: Part I The Mediterranean Heritage 1 The first single-quire Coptic codices 2 The first multi-quire Coptic 3 Late Coptic codices 4 The Ethiopian codex 5 The Islamic codex 6 Byzantine codices Part II The medieval codex in the Western world 7 Carolingian bindings 8 Romanesque bindings 9 Gothic bindings 10 Limp bindings. Bibliography. Index. Very Good. [LONDON, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2003]
Ashgate Publishing Ltd, , [first edition, 2003Ashgate Publishing Ltd, Aldershot, 2003 reprint of Date: 1999 first edition. Cloth, gilt cover-title, 4to, 26 cm,. xiv, 352 pp, ills. From the introduction: "This book attempts to trace the evolution of the physical structure of the book in codex form, from its invention in the early centuries of our era to the end of the sixteenth century, a period I have arbitrarily designated as medieval. The subdivision into ten chapters follows a pattern of typological entities, defined on the basis of occurrence of a set of physical characteristics, partly confined within geographical and chronological boundaries." Contents: Part I The Mediterranean Heritage 1 The first single-quire Coptic codices 2 The first multi-quire Coptic 3 Late Coptic codices 4 The Ethiopian codex 5 The Islamic codex 6 Byzantine codices Part II The medieval codex in the Western world 7 Carolingian bindings 8 Romanesque bindings 9 Gothic bindings 10 Limp bindings. Bibliography. Index. Very Good. 1999. Ashgate Publishing Ltd, , [first edition, 2003Ashgate Publishing Ltd, Aldershot, 2003 reprint of 1999 first edition ISBN 0859679047 9780859679046 [GB]
Hardback. New. A study of the history of bookbinding, focusing primarily on the physical aspects of the binding and its construction principles. It surveys the evolution of binding structures from the introduction of the codex 2000 years ago to the close of the Middle Ages. ISBN 0859679047 9780859679046 [GB]
ISBN10: 0859679047, ISBN13: 9780859679046, [publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd] Hardcover New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. [Southport, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1999]
ISBN10: 0859679047, ISBN13: 9780859679046, [publisher: Routledge] Hardcover Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. [Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1999]
ISBN10: 0859679047, ISBN13: 9780859679046, [publisher: Routledge] Hardcover Book is in NEW condition. 2.65 [Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1999]
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