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Genre/Form: | Encyclopedias Electronic books Electronic reference sources Electronic encyclopedias Reference books History Encyclopedieën (vorm) |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Oxford companion to the book. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010 (DLC) 2010923326 (OCoLC)370356568 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Michael F Suarez; H R Woudhuysen |
ISBN: | 9780199570140 0199570140 |
OCLC Number: | 502389441 |
Notes: | Title from resource home page (viewed Nov. 7, 2011). |
Description: | 1 online resource (2 volumes (lxv, 1327 pages)) : illustrations |
Contents: | V. 1. Essays ; A-C -- v. 2. D-Z. |
Responsibility: | edited by Michael F. Suarez and H.R. Woudhuysen. |
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An extraordinary tour de force, a cornucopia of bookish information...These volumes, then, are a paradise for book-lovers * Noel Malcolm, Sunday Telegraph * These magnificent two volumes represent the end of an era. Buy them while you can, before the latest revolution has swept their kind aside. * Noel Malcolm, Sunday Telegraph * This magnificent reference work is a tribute to - and celebration of - a revolutionary invention. * Noel Malcolm, Sunday Telegraph * ... a godsend to challenged librarians, and to teachers of classes on any aspect of "the Book", and a rich lucky dip for the general reader. * Arthur Freeman, Times Literary Supplement * Delicious bookbinding features...ingenious "thematic index of entries" allows purposeful exploration. * James McConnachie, Culture, The Sunday Times * Fabulous...the 'Oxford Companion to the Book' is perfect. It is certainly monumental...It's also beautiful. * James McConnachie, Culture, The Sunday Times * What a delight...Just the briefest of visits to the 'OCB' ensnares the browser. * Tim Martin, Financial Times * If you like books, you'll like this one. * Michael Alexander, The Tablet * No scholarly library can do without it...The book is well organised, cross-references and illustrated. * Michael Alexander, The Tablet * A bibliophile's paradise. * The Daily Telegraph * Highly recommended for academics and large public libraries. * Ken Black, Booklist * Oxford has gone out of its way to make the work as accessible as possible. * Ken Black, Booklist * At a time in our history when the future of the book is so often called into question, Oxford, as usual, produces what will likely be-for the foreseeable future-the final word on the subject, and in such a concise format. * Ken Black, Booklist * Highly ambitious, sumptuously produced, it combines extended essays with encyclopaedic entries covering all aspects of books and print culture. This is a stupendous work, featuring over 1,000,000 words, fifty-one essays, 5,160 entries, elegant binding, and fine paper. Weighty both in size and scholarship, the volume is rich with material on international book history trends and subjects. * David Finkelstein, Years Work in English Studies * Read more...
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