LIT 361 and LIT 455 - Victorian and British Literature
This guide is will help you identify and locate the resources that you will need for LIT 361 and LIT 455. There is also information available on library services, tools, and other web resources to help you write your papers, and more.
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 Library Book Search 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