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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
photolithography
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- The Oxford Companion to the Book
A major development in *lithographic printing came with the application of photography. In the 1850s, a successful process for the exposure of a photograph onto a lithographic stone or ... ...
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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
