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A History of Reading and Writing: In the Western World Lyons, Emeritus Professor Martyn (The Univof NSW,Sch of Hist and Philo, Sydney, Australia)
A History of Reading and Writing: In the Western World
Lyons, Emeritus Professor Martyn (The Univof NSW,Sch of Hist and Philo, Sydney, Australia)
Offering a fresh history centred on the reactions and experiences of ordinary readers and writers, Lyons deals with key turning points that occurred throughout the centuries, such as the invention of the codex, the transition from scribal to print culture, the reading revolution and the industrialisation of the book.
280 pages, 1 maps, 11 black & white halftones, 6 black & white tables
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 23, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9780230001626 |
| Publishers | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Pages | 288 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 233 × 16 mm · 444 g |
| Language | English |
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