What is the History of the Book? James Raven is an English-language printed study book about book history, intended for professionals and researchers. The book provides an overview of the production, distribution, and reception of written and printed texts worldwide across the centuries.
James Raven shows how book history has multidisciplinary points of contact with literary studies, history, media and communication studies. He highlights various traditions in palaeography, manuscript studies, and bibliography, and demonstrates how book history contributes to current debates about intellectual culture, colonialism, and the transfer of knowledge.
This reference work describes the history of the book from a global perspective and examines reading practices and social contexts. What is the History of the Book? is essential for anyone interested in the role of the book as cultural heritage and a means of communication.
The content aligns with fields such as History: specific events and topics, Media studies, and HISTORY / Historiography. Series: What is History?