Old Books, New Technologies: The Representation, Conservation and Transformation of Books Since 1700

By David McKitterick

Book Overview

As we rely increasingly on digital resources, what is our responsibility to preserve 'old books' for the future? How was the question of preservation approached historically? David McKitterick's lively and wide-ranging study explores how 'old books' have been represented and interpreted from the eighteenth century to the present day.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107035937
• ISBN13: 9781107035935
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 9.8"