A history of reading /
By: Manguel, Alberto
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Publisher: London : Flamingo, 1997, c1996Description: 372 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0006546811; 9780006546818:.Subject(s): Books and reading -- History | Reading | Reading -- History | Books and readingDDC classification: 028.909 Summary: This is an intimate study of the art and craft of reading from prehistory to the present. The author meticulously traces the history of reading from the earliest examples of the clay tablets to today's digital revolution.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-353) and index.
This is an intimate study of the art and craft of reading from prehistory to the present. The author meticulously traces the history of reading from the earliest examples of the clay tablets to today's digital revolution.
Originally published: London: HarperCollins, 1996 Includes bibliographical references and index