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An Inquiry into the Nature and Form of the Books of the Ancients - With a History of the Art of Bookbinding, from the Times of the Greeks and Romans to the Present Day (Paperback)
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An Inquiry into the Nature and Form of the Books of the Ancients - With a History of the Art of Bookbinding, from the Times of the Greeks and Romans to the Present Day (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries
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John Andrews Annett was the pseudonym of John Hannett, a printer
and a pioneer in the study of modern and historical bookbinding
methods. An Inquiry into the Nature and Form of the Books of the
Ancients was published in 1837, following the success of
Bibliopegia, his manual of bookbinding techniques. Having outlined
the various ways in which written records were kept, and the
development of the codex and of printing, Hannett devotes most of
the book to the history of bookbinding. The book is well researched
and illustrated, with many quotations from earlier works to support
his clearly written narrative. Wills and accounts often describe
books in terms of their binding, providing a way of following
changing fashions in book coverings. He examines continental and
oriental bindings as well as English, before discussing modern
binding practice and practitioners.
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