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An introduction to the history and techniques of bookbinding that offers a thorough and accessible historical overview of techniques and processes, illustrated with examples, diagrams, and photographs of craftspeople at work.
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In this book, Joseph Dane critiques the use of material evidence in studies of manuscript and printed books by delving into accepted notions about the study of print culture. He questions the institutional and ideological presuppositions that govern medieval studies, descriptive bibliography, and library science. Dane begins by asking what is the relation between material evidence and the abstract statements made about the evidence; ultimately he asks how evidence is to be defined. The goal of this book is to show that evidence from texts and written objects often becomes twisted to support pre-existing arguments; and that generations of bibliographers have created narratives of authorship, ...
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A collection of original, off-the-cuff remarks by and about The Rolling Stones, unearthed and reassembled into a vivid verbal documentary. Containing outrageous opinions, unrehearsed interviews and impromptu but headline grabbing quotes. A candid and insightful history and an authentic taste of the group in their heyday and the cultural landscape they helped define.