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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
block printing
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- The Oxford Companion to the Book
Printing with wooden blocks or xylography (Gk, ‘writing with wood’).
1. Asian
2. Arabic
3. Western
Xylography or woodblock printing...The existence of medieval Arabic block-printed documents has been known in the West since the 1890s, when they were discovered among a collection of Egyptian ...Xylography was introduced into western Europe early in the 15th century. Single sheets with devotional scenes combining text and image originated in South Germany and Flanders, the earliest dated ... ...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
