A History of Reading and Writing. In the Western World, Paperback/Martyn Lyons

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. Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Author(s): Martyn Lyons Illustration(s): 288 p. Number of pages: 288 Publication date: 2009 Dimensions: 233 x 156 x 16 Cover type: Paperback / softback