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Five Hundred Years of Printing
S. H. Steinberg, John Trevitt

Oak Knoll Press, 1996

Steinberg's classic work covers the history of printing with movable type in the following periods: the creative century from 1450-1550 which witnessed the invention and beginnings of practically every single feature that characterizes the modern printing piece, the era of consolidation from 1550-1800, the 19th century in which the era of mechanization began the invention of lithography and ended with Morris's rediscovery of the Middle Ages, the ...

Bookbinding & Conservation by Hand: A Working Guide
Laura S. Young

Oak Knoll Press, 1995

The Restoration Of Leather Bindings
Bernard C. Middleton

Oak Knoll Press, 2004

Fourth edition, revised and expanded from the 1998 edition. A welcome new addition in this book is a full-color section for the identification of leather and marbled papers. From the author of HISTORY OF ENGLISH CRAFT BOOKBINDING TECHNIQUE (also published by Oak Knoll & The British Library), this classic in the field of bookbinding is a practical guide to the restoration of leather bindings. Revised and expanded, this work reflects advances in ...

Principles of Bibliographical Description (St. Paul's Bibliographies ; 15)
Fredson Bowers

Oak Knoll Press, 1995

Reprint of the first edition. With an Introduction by G. Thomas Tanselle. One of the indisputable classics of 20th-century scholarship, Bowers's work is one of the standard guides on the subject, providing a comprehensive manual for the description of printed books as physical objects. Although there has been much activity in descriptive bibliography since then, Principles still holds its place as the central book to which those engaged in ...

Letterpress Printing
Paul Maravelas

Oak Knoll Press, 2005

Encyclopedia of the Book
Geoffrey Ashall Glaister

Oak Knoll Press, 1996

American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century

1 review
Mac McGrew

Oak Knoll Press, 1992

"THE" indispensable reference for the subject
Mac McGrew has comiled an amazingly complete sample book of very nearly every metal typeface made in the United States in the 20th century, which number in the thousands. The addition of additional notes and tidbits makes it more entertaining, but primarily this is an encyclopedic reference, showing each typeface, with information on designer, foundry, history of the face, and cross-references ...

ABC for Book Collectors

9 reviews
John Carter, Nicolas Barker

Oak Knoll Press, 2004

Subtle, accurate and funny, and indispensable for collectors
One of the earlier reviewers -- a history grad student -- noted that this book is "outdated and unorganized." Both of those claims are inaccurate. I'm a manuscripts curator by profession, and this text is certainly not outdated. Book knowledge, and the subtleties of collecting and discriminating among important texts, are the highest priorities of John Carter's book, and he imparts those things ...

Trans Forming Families: Real Stories About Transgendered Loved Ones, 2nd Edition

8 reviews

Oak Knoll Press, 2003

A great comfort to trans people and/or loved ones of people who are transgendered.
I believe being born transgendered is not a lifestyle choice, but probably coded in DNA somewhere. This book factually and carefully outlines the facts of life for transgendered people and their loved ones. These short stories will take the reader through a multitude of emotions, but end at one great and comforting thought...the issues can be dealt with and the transgendered themselves, as well ...

A New Introduction to Bibliography

1 review
Philip Gaskell

Oak Knoll Press, 2000

Incredibly Specialized Tome Not for Everyone
Gaskell (as it is known) was the textbook I used at UCLA for an Analytical Bibliography class which was a prerequisite for a class on Handpress Printing. It's not for wimps (UCLA, the Analytical Bib class, OR this work!). Hint: if you don't know what the term "analytical bibliography" means, do not buy this book (exception: if the book is required for your class in Analytical Bibliography!). ...

Historical Scripts: From Classical Times to the Renaissance

1 review
Stan Knight

Oak Knoll Press, 1998

Astonishing quality reproductions
A very well conceived book, with superb photos (all black and white), with one line of each script reproduced in its actual size. Painstaking research resulting in a magnificent selection of manuscripts. It is divided in 6 sections: Classical letters (Greek and Roman inscriptions); Majuscule Scripts (Rustic Capitals, Square Capitals, Greek Uncials, Latin Uncials); Emergence of the Minuscule ...

The Art & History of Books
Norma Levarie

Oak Knoll Press, 1995

A beautifully written and well illustrated panorama of book design from its earliest history to recent years. Tracing the history of fine books against a background of changing patrons, improving technology, religious and social change, and the state of the arts throughout the world. With 176 illustrations, "The Art & History of Books" is more than a valuable reference source: it is a perfect example of expert design, cogent description, and ...

Bibliography of the Periodical Works of Charles Dickens: Bibliographical & Statistical
Thomas J. Hatton, Arthur H. Cleaver

Oak Knoll Press, 1992

Edward Johnston: Master Calligrapher

1 review
Peter Holliday

Oak Knoll Press, 2007

A highly recommended addition to personal, professional, and academic library collections
Calligrapher is a graphic art that goes back centuries and is to be found in one form or another in almost every culture. Edward Johnson (1872-1944) was an acknowledge master of calligraphy, a typeface designer, and the creator of the distinctive lettering and branding of the London Underground. Additionally, Johnson was a teacher and philosopher whose practical ideas on calligraphy and lettering ...

The Bible As Book: The Reformation (Bible as Book)

2 reviews

Oak Knoll Press, 2000

How religious leaders helped shape readings of lay people
The Bible As Book: The Reformation is a fascinating and informative collection of twelve original essays examining the complex history of the bible during the era of the Protestant Reformation. These outstanding essays cover how religious leaders helped shape the readings of the lay people able to read the bible in their own language for the first time; how the clergy controlled and suppressed ...

Provenance Research in Book History
David Pearson

Oak Knoll Press, 1999

Reprint of the first edition with a new introductory section containing additional references to update the original text. This handbook offers a compendium of information on the ways of recognizing and identifying marks of ownership, and on placing that knowledge in a wider context. Topics covered include inscriptions, mottoes, bookplates, book labels, and book stamps, armorials, sales catalogues, catalogues and lists of private libraries, ...

Printing Types: Their History, Forms, and Use

1 review
Daniel Berkeley Updike

Oak Knoll Press, 2001

A unique and extraordinary survey
Printing Types: Their History, Forms And Use is a unique and extraordinary survey exploring the art of typography from the very beginnings of printing down to the present day. A printer, scholar, award-winning designer, and teacher, Daniel Updike draws upon his considerable expertise and research to trace the development of type design and comment on the lessons the historic periods of type ...

OWNERS, ANNOTATORS AND THE SIGNS OF READING (Publishing Pathways)

Oak Knoll Press, 2005

Reading, and the manifold signs of reading, have become one of the most dynamic areas of research in book history. The reader as consumer and owner, as well as participant in the construction of new meanings, is the subject of these original essays. Specialists in literature, art history and book history investigate the annotations, marginal marks, extra-illustration and other forms of evidence left by readers. Through an examination of the book ...

The Bible As Book: The Manuscript Tradition (Bible as Book)

Oak Knoll Press, 1997

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