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Originally published in 1990, Medieval English Drama is an
exhaustive bibliography of scholarship on medieval English drama.
Each item has been annotated in the bibliography with considerable
care; these annotations are descriptive rather than critical and
give a clear synopsis of the content of each reference, the texts
with which it deals, and a brief indication of its critical
position. The bibliography is divided into two sections; editions
and collections of plays, and critical works. The bibliography is
exhaustive rather than selective and provides English annotations
for foreign language works, as well as a list of reviews for most
books. The book covers liturgical and folk drama, other forms of
entertainment, and related material useful to researchers in the
field. The book provides an update of sources not listed in Carl J.
Stratman's comprehensive Bibliography of Medieval Drama published
in 1972.
Originally published in 1990, Medieval English Drama is an
exhaustive bibliography of scholarship on medieval English drama.
Each item has been annotated in the bibliography with considerable
care; these annotations are descriptive rather than critical and
give a clear synopsis of the content of each reference, the texts
with which it deals, and a brief indication of its critical
position. The bibliography is divided into two sections; editions
and collections of plays, and critical works. The bibliography is
exhaustive rather than selective and provides English annotations
for foreign language works, as well as a list of reviews for most
books. The book covers liturgical and folk drama, other forms of
entertainment, and related material useful to researchers in the
field. The book provides an update of sources not listed in Carl J.
Stratman's comprehensive Bibliography of Medieval Drama published
in 1972.
This new edition of The Dictionary of the Book adds more than 700
new entries and many new illustrations and brings the vocabulary
and theory of bookselling and collecting into the modern commercial
and academic world, which has been forced to adjust to a new
reality. The definitive glossary of the book covers all the terms
needed for a 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-more than 2,000-that could be used in booksellers' catalogs,
library records, and collectors' descriptions of their holdings is
represented in this dictionary. This authoritative source covers
all areas of book knowledge, including: The book as physical object
Typeface terminology Paper terminology Printing Book collecting
Cataloging Book design Bibliography as a discipline,
bibliographies, and bibliographical description Physical Condition
and how to describe it Calligraphy Language of manuscripts Writing
implements Librarianship Legal issues Parts of a book Book
condition terminology Pricing of books Buying and selling Auctions
Items one will see an antiquarian book fairs Preservation and
conservation issues, and the notion of restoration Key figures,
presses / publishers, and libraries in the history of books Book
collecting clubs and societies How to read and decipher new and old
dealers' catalogs And much more The Dictionary also contains an
extensive bibliography-more than 1,000 key readings in the book
world and it gives current (and past) definitions of terms whose
meaning has shifted over the centuries. More than 200 images
accompany the entries, making the work even more valuable for
understanding the terms described.
Showcasing marbled paper, paste paper, fold-and-dye papers, and
more, this book reveals a little-known arts phenomenon from its
grass roots in the 1960s to artistic heights in the following
decades Pattern and Flow chronicles the flourishing of American
decorated paper arts beginning in the 1960s and extending to the
2000s, with an ongoing legacy today. As knowledge and skills were
shared across a grass-roots community in the 1960s, decorated paper
became increasingly popular, with centers for the study of the book
and paper arts emerging across the United States, and artists
developing new, innovative styles of paper. The book begins with an
introductory essay outlining the history of decorated paper arts in
America up to the 1960s, followed by a chronological narrative,
which surveys the development of the field and introduces the
artists working from the 1960s to the 2000s, and an illustrated
reference section with essential biographical and professional
information for each artist. Designed to be an immersive
experience, Pattern and Flow conveys the vivid visual world of
American decorated paper, celebrating the variety and variations
that are key features of the art. Stunning illustrations show
designs with intricate, tessellated patterns and others that flow
with forms and waves that seem liquid; some explore subtle, muted
tones, while others are explosive in their use of brilliant colors.
Distributed for the Thomas J. Watson Library, The Metropolitan
Museum of Art Exhibition Schedule: Grolier Club, New York (January
17-April 8, 2023)
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.
The definitions are supplemented by more than 100 illustrations
showing the book as a physical object: parts of books, kinds of
illustrations, kinds of printing techniques, tools that librarians,
booksellers, and collectors refer to that are used in the making of
books, kinds of binding structures and decoration, kinds of paper
decoration, and other things.
From cuneiform, coins, and codices to prints, drawings,
photographs, and maps, departments of rare books and special
collections are the premier repositories of significant printed and
manuscript works and artefacts. Entrusted with the responsibility
of preserving the records of history and culture, these
institutions enable access to millions of source materials. Berger,
a veteran of rare book and special collections, offers a landmark
examination of this field. Showing readers everything they need to
know about rare books and special collections, this wide-ranging
book covers the following key topics: The professions history and
its relevance in the face of an increasingly digital world
Archives; relationship to the special collections department and
their role in the wider institution Collection development,
cataloguing, processing, physical layout, and other operational
functions, with coverage of acquisition sources and methods What
everyone needs to know about the physical materials in their care,
including preservation, conservation, and restoration, storage,
handling, and security Reference and outreach services, including a
look at exhibitions and tours Fundraising and financial management
Legal and ethical issues Forgeries, fakes, and facsimiles
Bibliography and its impact on the rare book world, including a
look at booksellers, donors, and auctions The present state of
books in our digital environment The vocabulary of the trade.
Readership: Aimed at practitioners in the library field,
instructors teaching courses on the subject, booksellers, private
collectors, historians, bibliophiles, and others involved in rare
and unique materials, Rare Books and Special Collections presents a
meticulous and systematic understanding of this growing field. From
cuneiform, coins, and codices to prints, drawings, photographs, and
maps, departments of rare books and special collections are the
premier repositories of significant printed and manuscript works
and artefacts. Entrusted with the responsibility of preserving the
records of history and culture, these institutions enable access to
millions of source materials. Berger, a veteran of rare book and
special collections, offers a landmark examination of this field.
Showing readers everything they need to know about rare books and
special collections, this wide-ranging book covers the following
key topics: * The profession's history and its relevance in the
face of an increasingly digital world * Archives' relationship to
the special collections department and their role in the wider
institution * Collection development, cataloguing, processing,
physical layout, and other operational functions, with coverage of
acquisition sources and methods * What everyone needs to know about
the physical materials in their care, including preservation,
conservation, and restoration, storage, handling, and security *
Reference and outreach services, including a look at exhibitions
and tours * Fundraising and financial management * Legal and
ethical issues * Forgeries, fakes, and facsimiles * Bibliography
and its impact on the rare book world, including a look at
booksellers, donors, and auctions * The present state of books in
our digital environment * The vocabulary of the trade. Readership:
Aimed at practitioners in the library field, instructors teaching
courses on the subject, booksellers, private collectors,
historians, bibliophiles, and others involved in rare and unique
materials, Rare Books and Special Collections presents a meticulous
and systematic understanding of this growing field.
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