History of Books and Printing

Art of the Book

Avrin, Leila, Scribes, Script, and Books: The Book Arts From Antiquity to the Renaissance (Chicago: American Library Association; London: The British Library, 1991). *RR-*I 92-10692.

Bland, David, A History of Book Illustration: The Illuminated Manuscript and the Printed Book (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1969). *R-*IS 75-5031.

Brassington, W. Salt, A History of the Art of Bookbinding (New York: Macmillan and Co.; London: Elliot Stock, 1894). *R-*ITE.

Brenni, Vito Joseph, Book Illustration and Decoration: A Guide to Research (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1980). *RS-*IS 83-810.

Diehl, Edith, Bookbinding: Its Background and Technique (New York: Rinehart, 1946). *RR-*ITR.

Gascoigne, Bamber, How to Identify Prints: A Complete Guide to Manual and Mechanical Processes From Woodcut to Inkjet (New York: Thames and Hudson, 1986). Desk MDI 87-2309; available in the Print Room, Room 308. Request a pass in Room 316.

Harthan, John P., A History of the Illustrated Book: The Western Tradition (London: Thames and Hudson, 1981). JFG 83-117.

McMurtrie, Douglas C., The Golden Book: The Story of Fine Books and Book Making, Past and Present (Chicago: Pascal Covici, 1927). JFE 91-9376.

Needham, Paul, Twelve Centuries of Bookbindings, 400-1600 (New York: Pierpont Morgan Library: Oxford University Press, 1979). JFG 84-2.

Slythe, R. Margaret, The Art of Illustration 1750-1900 (London: The Library Association, 1970). *R-*IS 75-3083.