Author

Publication

2001 - PowerHouse Books, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

35,500 words, Guess

Page Count

142 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101576871002
  • ISBN-139781576871003
  • LibraryThing1010250
  • Library of Congress Control Number00066864
  • OCLC Control Number45422120
and 2 more
  • Better World Books9781576871003
  • Open LibraryOL17016590M

Classifications

  • LCCTR655 .G53 2001
  • LCCTR655.G53 2001

Description

"In this, Ralph Gibson's 30th monograph, books themselves have become objects of fascination, examination, and veneration. From the early days of ancient Roman stone carvings to the revolutionary printing of the Gutenberg Bible through today's explosion of information on the Internet, Ex Libris chronicles the written record, offering a new interpretation of the signs, letter forms, shapes, and images used to document human history. Features images from the world's greatest book collections and libraries, including the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris; the British Museum; the New York Public Library; the Pierpont Morgan Library; and the Cairo Museum."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Genres

  • Pictorial works

Other Editions

  • Ex libris: photographs and constructsPowerHouse Books2001-01-01

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