The Dictionary of the Book - A Glossary for Book Collectors, Booksellers, Librarians, and Others

The Dictionary of the Book: A Glossary for Book Collectors, Booksellers, Librarians, and Others



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October 17, 2016 | English | 1442263393 | EPUB | 334 pages | 21 MB

Finally, here is the definitive glossary of the book, offering readers all the terms they will need for thorough understanding of how books are made, the materials they are made of, and how they are described in the bookselling, book collecting, and library worlds. Every key term --- over 1,300 different words --- that could be used in booksellers’ catalogs, library records, and collectors’ descriptions of their holdings is represented in this dictionary.

This authoritative sources covers all areas of book knowledge
the book as physical object,
typeface terminology,
paper,
printing,
book collecting,
book design,
bibliography,
calligraphy, t
he language of manuscripts,
writing implements,
librarianship,
legal issues,
the parts of a book, and much more.