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- 1 Writing Systems
- 2 The Sacred Book
- 3 The Ancient Book
- 4 The History of the Book in Byzantium
- 5 The European Medieval Book
- 6 The European Printing Revolution
- 7 The Book as Symbol
- 8 The Transmission of Jewish Knowledge through MSS and Printed Books
- 9 Missionary Printing
- 10 Paper
- 11 The Technologies of Print
- 12 The Economics of Print
- 13 The Manuscript after the Coming of Print
- 14 Printed Ephemera
- 15 Children’s Books
- 16 The History of Illustration and its Technologies
- 17 Bookbinding
- 18 Theories of Text, Editorial Theory, and Textual Criticism
- 19 The Electronic Book
- 20a The History of the Book in Britain, c.1475–1800
- 20b The History of the Book in Britain, 1801–1914
- 20c The History of the Book in Britain from 1914
- 21 The History of the Book in Ireland
- 22 The History of the Book in France
- 23 The History of the Book in the Low Countries
- 24 The History of the Book in Germany
- 25 The History of the Book in Switzerland
- 26 The History of the Book in the Nordic Countries
- 27 The History of the Book in the Iberian Peninsula
- 28 The History of the Book in Italy
- 29 The History of the Book in Modern Greece, c.1453–2000
- 30 The History of the Book in Austria
- 31 The History of the Book in Hungary
- 32 The History of the Book in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
- 33 The History of the Book in Poland
- 34 The History of the Book in the Baltic States
- 35 The Slavonic Book in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus
- 36 The History of the Book in the Balkans
- 37 The History of the Book in Sub-Saharan Africa
- 38 The History of the Book in the Muslim World
- 39 The History of the Book in the Indian Subcontinent
- 40 The History of the Book in China
- 41 The History of the Book in Korea
- 42 The History of the Book in Japan
- 43a The History of the Book in Southeast Asia (1): The Islands
- 43b The History of the Book in Southeast Asia (2): The Mainland
- 44 The History of the Book in Australia
- 45 The History of the Book in New Zealand
- 46 The History of the Book in Latin America (including Incas, Aztecs, and the Caribbean)
- 47 The History of the Book in Canada
- 48 The History of the Book in America
14 Printed Ephemera
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- The Oxford Companion to the Book
- Author(s):
- Michael HarrisMichael Harris
1 Introduction
2 Some definitions
3 Collecting ephemera: ballads, chapbooks, almanacs, and newspapers
4 Other collections
5 Conclusion
The category of ephemera forms an elusive, sometimes contentious, element in the output of print. The aim of this essay is not to attempt to describe everything that can be identified as ephemera, but rather to trace the category’s porous boundaries and, in particular, to suggest how different forms have, over time, changed in their relationship to the book. Ephemera challenges definition, and studies have tended to locate the material at the fringes of everyday life. The general sense of marginality is reinforced by the flux of ... ...Access to the complete content on Oxford Reference requires a subscription or purchase. Public users are able to search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter without a subscription.
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- 1 Writing Systems
- 2 The Sacred Book
- 3 The Ancient Book
- 4 The History of the Book in Byzantium
- 5 The European Medieval Book
- 6 The European Printing Revolution
- 7 The Book as Symbol
- 8 The Transmission of Jewish Knowledge through MSS and Printed Books
- 9 Missionary Printing
- 10 Paper
- 11 The Technologies of Print
- 12 The Economics of Print
- 13 The Manuscript after the Coming of Print
- 14 Printed Ephemera
- 15 Children’s Books
- 16 The History of Illustration and its Technologies
- 17 Bookbinding
- 18 Theories of Text, Editorial Theory, and Textual Criticism
- 19 The Electronic Book
- 20a The History of the Book in Britain, c.1475–1800
- 20b The History of the Book in Britain, 1801–1914
- 20c The History of the Book in Britain from 1914
- 21 The History of the Book in Ireland
- 22 The History of the Book in France
- 23 The History of the Book in the Low Countries
- 24 The History of the Book in Germany
- 25 The History of the Book in Switzerland
- 26 The History of the Book in the Nordic Countries
- 27 The History of the Book in the Iberian Peninsula
- 28 The History of the Book in Italy
- 29 The History of the Book in Modern Greece, c.1453–2000
- 30 The History of the Book in Austria
- 31 The History of the Book in Hungary
- 32 The History of the Book in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
- 33 The History of the Book in Poland
- 34 The History of the Book in the Baltic States
- 35 The Slavonic Book in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus
- 36 The History of the Book in the Balkans
- 37 The History of the Book in Sub-Saharan Africa
- 38 The History of the Book in the Muslim World
- 39 The History of the Book in the Indian Subcontinent
- 40 The History of the Book in China
- 41 The History of the Book in Korea
- 42 The History of the Book in Japan
- 43a The History of the Book in Southeast Asia (1): The Islands
- 43b The History of the Book in Southeast Asia (2): The Mainland
- 44 The History of the Book in Australia
- 45 The History of the Book in New Zealand
- 46 The History of the Book in Latin America (including Incas, Aztecs, and the Caribbean)
- 47 The History of the Book in Canada
- 48 The History of the Book in America
