Contributions

  • Black, Alexandra, contributor - Contributor
  • Cussans, Thomas, contributor - Contributor
  • Farndon, John, contributor - Contributor
  • Parker, Philip, 1965- contributor - Contributor

Publication

2017 - DK, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

64,000 words, Guess

Page Count

256 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101465463623
  • ISBN-139781465463623
  • OCLC Control Number1002307691
  • Better World Books9781465463623
  • Better World BooksP8-AUC-546
and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC002.09
  • LCCZ4 .R46 2017
  • LCCZ4.R46 2017

Alternate Titles

  • Remarkable books

Description

"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."--

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