Early printed books as material objects : proceedings of the conference organized by the IFLA Rare Books and Manuscripts Section, Munich, 19-21 August 2009

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Early printed books as material objects : proceedings of the conference organized by the IFLA Rare Books and Manuscripts Section, Munich, 19-21 August 2009

edited by Bettina Wagner and Marcia Reed

(IFLA publications, 149)

De Gruyter Saur, c2010

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"Pre-conference on 'Early printed books as material objects--Principles, problems, perspectives', which was held as a satellite meeting to the annual congress of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) in Milan, Italy."--P. v

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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The papers collected in this volume discuss descriptive methods and present conclusions relevant for the history of the book production and reception. Books printed in Europe in the 15th and 16th century still had much in common with manuscripts. They are not mere textual sources, but also material objects whose physical make-up and individual features need to be taken into account in library projects for cataloguing and digitization.

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