The book on the bookshelf
| Titel: | The book on the bookshelf / Henry Petroski |
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| Verfasser: | |
| Veröffentlicht: | New York : Knopf, 1999 |
| Umfang: | X, 290 S. : Ill. |
| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Schriftenreihe/ mehrbändiges Werk: |
A Borzoi book |
| RVK-Notation: | |
| ISBN: | 0375406492 |
| Hinweise zum Inhalt: |
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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X
- Preface
- p. ix
- 1.
- Books on Bookshelves
- p. 3
- 2.
- From Scrolls to Codices
- p. 24
- 3.
- Chests, Cloisters, and Carrels
- p. 40
- 4.
- Chained to the Desk
- p. 55
- 5.
- The Press of Books
- p. 74
- 6.
- Studying Studies
- p. 100
- 7.
- Up Against the Wall
- p. 129
- 8.
- Books and Bookshops
- p. 146
- 9.
- Bookstack Engineering
- p. 167
- 10.
- Shelves That Move
- p. 192
- 11.
- The Care of Books
- p. 215
- Appendix
- Order, Order
- p. 233
- Notes
- p. 253
- Bibliography
- p. 269
- Illustrations
- p. 279
- Index
- p. 283
