Book Seminar Anabel Madrigal Dr Richardson Information Studies

Book Seminar Anabel Madrigal Dr. Richardson Information Studies 180 November 5, 2008

History of the Book

The Manuscript �Any document written by hand �Ancient western world book was in form of a Scroll or Roll �Papyrus sheets �Standard size: 30 feet long, 7 -10 inches wide �Standard sheet size: Ten by seven and one-half inches �Writing was in columns three inches wide called pagina

The Scroll �Eastern Mediterranean and Ancient Egyptian Civilizations �Israelites : Torah �Hand-copying process � 2, 000 hours � 40 hour work week � 2, 080 hours a year �Divided up into pages

Boustrophedon �Letters written from left to right �Right to left �Or alternating in direction �“Ox turning”

Birth of the Codex �Early Evidence : Berthe van Regemorter �Hittite Empire from � 8 th or 7 th c. BCE �Pergamum 3 rd c. BCE �Basic codex form invented �Romans 1 st c. AD �Latin Poet Martial experimented with the format

Why did the Codex Displace the Scroll? �Martial in 84 -86 AD first to mention a parchment codex �More convenient for travelers �Save space in a library �Fourth century AD the codex gains wide acceptance �Could be opened flat �Allowed easier reading �Pages written on both front/back �Durable covers

Christian Adoption �Nomina Sacra �Differentiate from the Script of the Jews � Reference passages of the Bible �Monasticism Book Production

The Printed Book �Johannes Gutenberg (c. 1398 -1468) �Movable Type �B 42 Type � 1458 36 Type-Bible Print

The Future of the Book �Frozen in time �Must read whole book �Expensive to produce �U. S. decrease of 18% �EBooks: Kindle, Online book catalog

IS THE BOOK DEAD?

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