History of the Book
Web Resources
The following web resources have been compiled by a librarian and may be useful in your research but don't forget to always evaluate any websites you use!
- Centre for the Study of the Book This link opens in a new windowUniversity of Oxford's center for book studies
- Centre for the History of the Book This link opens in a new windowFrom the University of Edinburgh, contains a timeline, material handling video, and other information.
- From Manuscript to Print: The Evolution of the Book This link opens in a new windowA discussion of the development of medieval European books from Cornell
- Color Printing in the 19th Century This link opens in a new windowA University of Delaware exhibit
- Development of the Printed Page This link opens in a new windowUniversity of South Carolina showing sample pages of printed books sorted by country and time period
- Graphic Design: Typography This link opens in a new windowSample typography from a University of Florida art class.
- Dawn of Western Printing: Incunabula This link opens in a new windowExhibit from the National Diet Library of Japan.
- History of the Book This link opens in a new windowFrom the Newberry Library in Chicago
Shapiro Library Resources
The following books are a sample of our library books and eBooks on the subject of Victorian and British Literature. For more books and eBooks please search the Online Library Catalog or ask a librarian for help.
A History of Reading in the West by Call Number: Z1003.3 .E85 S7613 2003ISBN: 1558494111Publication Date: 2003-08-01
- Book History This link opens in a new windowJournal from Johns Hopkins University Press dealing with all aspects of the history of the book
- Book Research Quarterly This link opens in a new windowIndex only to this publication. Articles must be requested through Interlibrary Loan