Bibliography and Modern Book Production

195 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h26min.
Covering key developments in bibliography and publishing, from the history of writing and paper manufacture to the origins of typefaces and printing up to the 1940s.Bibliography and Modern Book Production is a fascinating historic journey through the fields of print history, librarianship and publishing. It covers key developments from 1494 to 1949 in bibliography and book production from the history of scripts and paper manufacture to the origins of typefaces and printing. Although not a textbook, the book was a guide for library students in the 1950s on the essential literature of librarianship. As the first librarian appointed to Wits University in 1929, Percy Freer’s near encyclopaedic knowledge of the subject of bibliography enabled him to develop a key resource for relevant library examinations in South Africa and abroad. Due to its immense value as a historic record, and to acknowledge Freer’s contributions as scholar, librarian and publisher, it is being reissued as part of the Wits University Press Re/Presents series to make it accessible to scholars in book histories, publishing studies and information science.Introduction by Veronica Klipp Acknowledgments Foreword Introductory Note Addenda PART 1. BIBLIOGRAPHY I. The Bibliographers Define Bibliography II. Literature of Bibliography and Modern Book Production III. Bibliographies IV. Compilation and Arrangement V. Collation and Description of Books (Old and New) Their Structure and Parts PART 2. MODERN BOOK PRODUCTION VI. Historical Introduction VII. Paper VIII. Printing IX. Illustration X. Facsimiles and Near-Print XI. Bookbinding XII. Practical Authorship XIII. Modern Fine Printing Appendix: Examination Questions Index