Efnisyfirlit

• Cover
• Title
• Contents
• Introduction
• Part 1: The Page
• 1. A Clean Sheet: the invention of papyrus
• 2. Hidebound: the grisly invention of parchment
• 3. Pulp Fictions: the ambiguous origins of paper in China
• 4. From Silk Road to Paper Trail: paper goes global
• Part 2: The Text
• 5. Stroke of Genius: the arrival of writing
• 6. The Prints and the Pauper: Johannes Gutenberg and the invention of movable type
• 7. Out of Sorts: typesetting meets the Industrial Revolution
• Part 3: Illustrations
• 8. Saints and Scriveners: the rise of the illuminated manuscript
• 9. Ex Oriente Lux: woodcut comes to the West
• 10. Etching a Sketch: copperplate printing and the Renaissance
• 11. Better Imaging Through Chemistry: lithography, photography, and modern book printing
• Part 4: Form
• 12. Books Before the Book: papyrus scrolls and wax tablets
• 13. Joining the Folds: the invention of the codex
• 14. Ties That Bind: binding the paged book
• 15. Size Matters: the invention of the modern book
• Colophon
• Acknowledgments
• Further Reading
• Notes
• Illustration Credits
• Index
• Also by Keith Houston
• Copyright