A History of Reading and Writing: In the Western World - Martyn Lyons - Books - Macmillan Education UK - 9780230001619 - November 1, 2009
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A History of Reading and Writing: In the Western World

Martyn Lyons

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A History of Reading and Writing: In the Western World

Offering a fresh history centred on the reactions and experiences of ordinary readers and writers, Lyons deals with key turning points that occurred throughout the centuries, such as the invention of the codex, the transition from scribal to print culture, the reading revolution and the industrialisation of the book.


280 pages, 1 maps, 11 black & white halftones, 6 black & white tables

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released November 1, 2009
ISBN13 9780230001619
Publishers Macmillan Education UK
Pages 288
Dimensions 156 × 234 × 15 mm   ·   544 g
Language English  

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