The history of making books : from clay tablets, papyrus rolls, and illuminated manuscripts to the printing press / Gallimard Jeunesse.

A history which includes information on ancient writing, parchment, the invention of paper, printing machines, reproducing images in color, bookbinding, booksellers, and censors.

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Corporate Author: Gallimard Jeunesse (Publisher)
Other title:Grande histoire du livre. English. 1996.
Format: Book
Language:English
French
Published: New York : Scholastic, 1996.
Series:Scholastic voyages of discovery. Visual arts ; 18.
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Summary:A history which includes information on ancient writing, parchment, the invention of paper, printing machines, reproducing images in color, bookbinding, booksellers, and censors.
Item Description:Includes index.
Cover title.
Originally published in France in 1995 under the title La grande histoire du livre by Editions Gallimard Jeunesse.
Physical Description:45 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
ISBN:0590476521