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A Living History

By Martyn Lyons

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| Hardcover | 9780500251652

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Book Description

This lavishly illustrated volume explores one of the most versatile, useful and enduring technologies ever invented: the book. "Books: A Living History" charts the evolution and influence of books around the world, from the cuneiform tablets of ancient Sumer through the development of movable type aContinue

1 Review

Beautiful and intelligent. The perfect mix.

Check out my review about this book in my blog in Spanish: http://lunairereadings.blogspot.com/2011/12/books-livin…
This book is very beautiful, heavy, printed in high-quality paper. I loved the illustrations in each and every page. I liked the way it explains plainly and ... (continue)

Check out my review about this book in my blog in Spanish: http://lunairereadings.blogspot.com/2011/12/books-livin…
This book is very beautiful, heavy, printed in high-quality paper. I loved the illustrations in each and every page. I liked the way it explains plainly and simply how the book has evolved until what it is nowadays. I would put this book as a decorative piece in my house, because it is beautiful and intelligent.

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