The Book, (Hardcover)

from Carolee888

The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time by Keith Houston is for book worms, book nerds and book lovers alike. It explores the history of the page (often paper) the text, illustrations and form. Some I was already familiar with like the making of paper but th...

from tuckerresearch

I judged this book by its cover. That is, I bought it because of its cover. The large explanatory brackets illustrating parts of the book: "title"; "head"; "fore-edge"; "hinge"; et cetera. This continues inside the book as well. There are numerous illustrations, most of them in color, which is ra...

from SESchend

Fascinating analysis of all technological aspects of book production and how we came to the modern book's form & function

from MickyFine

If you enjoy book history and/or discussions of the book as object, you should definitely pick up this book. Divided into four sections (the page, the text, illustrations, and form), Houston explores the history of the book from its early roots to its current form. He covers thousands of years of...

from literarytech

The Book is a fascinating survey of the history of the book. It is well written and manages to sprinkle direct facts with amusing anecdotes. I really enjoyed it.