Bound to Be Modern Publishers' Cloth Bindings and the Material Culture of the Book, 1840 - 1914 Tapa dura - 2014

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2015. hardcover, dust jacket. 7.5 x 9.7 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 336 pages. "This book caught the judges by surprise. No one expected a book about Swedish bookbinding between 1840 and 1914, no matter how excellent or well-researched, to fill an important disciplinary gap in the history of the book more broadly. Yet this is a ground-breaking study of the history of publishers bindings. Richly illustrated with hundreds of examples, this riveting book offers a detailed chronology as well as useful insights into the material realities of modern book productionuseful to any modern book historian, even those who never thought about Swedish publishing before. Bound to be Modern explores books and cloth bindings as material culture and a part of the modern life. Elegantly translated by Alan Crozier and lavishly produced by Oak Knoll Press, with graphic design by Mats Larsson, this book shows how regional book history can make a huge contribution to the toolkit… Leer más

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