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History of the book

History of the book


The history of the book is an academic discipline that studies the production, transmission, circulation and dissemination of text from antiquity to the present day. Its scope includes the history of ideas, history of religion, bibliography, conservation and curation.

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Origins

The history of the book came into existence in the latter half of the 16th century. It was fostered by both Henri-Jean Martin and Lucien Febvre's L'apparition du livre in 1958 as well as Marshall McLuhan's Gutenberg Galaxy. Another pioneer is Robert Darnton.

References

History of the book Wikipedia