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Remarkable books : a celebration of the world's most beautiful and historic works / contributors, Father Michael Collins, with Alexandra Black, Thomas Cussans, John Farndon, and Philip Parker.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2017Description: 256 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portaits, facsimiles ; 31 cmISBN:
  • 9781465463623
  • 1465463623
Other title:
  • Remarkable books : world's most beautiful and historic works [Cover title]
  • Remarkable books [Spine title]
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 002.09
LOC classification:
  • Z 4 R384 2017
Contents:
300 BCE to 999 CE 1000 to 1449 1450 to 1649 1650 to 1899 1900 onward
Summary: "A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the world's most celebrated, rare, and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced, with discussions of their purpose, features, and creators. From ancient masterpieces such as The Art of War, written on the leaves of bamboo, to the stunningly illustrated Birds of America, to Chairman Mao's Little Red Book, [this book] delves into the stories behind the most incredible tomes ever produced, offering an insight into their wider social and cultural context, and is chronologically ordered to demonstrate the synergies between the growth in human knowledge and the bookmaking process."--The publisher
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) Z 4 R384 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000120760

"World's most beautiful and historic works"--Cover.

Includes index.

300 BCE to 999 CE
1000 to 1449
1450 to 1649
1650 to 1899
1900 onward

"A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the world's most celebrated, rare, and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced, with discussions of their purpose, features, and creators. From ancient masterpieces such as The Art of War, written on the leaves of bamboo, to the stunningly illustrated Birds of America, to Chairman Mao's Little Red Book, [this book] delves into the stories behind the most incredible tomes ever produced, offering an insight into their wider social and cultural context, and is chronologically ordered to demonstrate the synergies between the growth in human knowledge and the bookmaking process."--The publisher

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