Book description
From the early Sumerian clay tablet through to the emergence of the
electronic text, this
Companion
provides a continuous and coherent account of the history of the book.
- Makes use of illustrative examples and case studies of well-known texts
- Written by a group of expert contributors
- Covers topical debates, such as the nature of censorship and the
future of the book
Simon Eliot
is Professor of the History of the Book in the Institute of English
Studies, part of the School of Advanced Study in the University of
London, and Deputy Director of the Centre for Manuscript and Print
Studies. He is General Editor of the new multivolume
History of
Oxford University Press
and editor of the journal
Publishing History
. His publications include
Literary Cultures and the Material Book
(2007) and Some Patterns and Trends in British Publishing, 1800-1919
(1994).
Jonathan Rose is Professor of History at Drew University. He
was the founding president of the Society for the History of
Authorship, Reading and Publishing and is co-editor of the journal
Book History. His publications include The Intellectual
Life of the British Working Classes (2001), The Holocaust and
the Book: Destruction and Preservation (2001), and British
Literary Publishing Houses, 1820-1965 (1991).
