History of the Book

1.
A History of Reading
A History of Reading 3.99 avg rating — 5,411 ratings
2.
The Book in the Renaissance
The Book in the Renaissance 3.98 avg rating — 252 ratings
3.
Inside Roman Libraries: Book Collections and Their Management in Antiquity
Inside Roman Libraries: Book Collections and Their Management in Antiquity 4.12 avg rating — 16 ratings
4.
Papermaking: The History and Technique of an Ancient Craft
Papermaking: The History and Technique of an Ancient Craft 4.14 avg rating — 69 ratings
5.
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose 4.14 avg rating — 387,264 ratings
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The Smithsonian Book of Books
The Smithsonian Book of Books 4.18 avg rating — 271 ratings
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The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time
The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time 4.10 avg rating — 1,147 ratings
8.
The Book History Reader
The Book History Reader 3.53 avg rating — 146 ratings
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The Book on the Bookshelf
The Book on the Bookshelf 3.75 avg rating — 1,475 ratings
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A Universal History of the Destruction of Books: From Ancient Sumer to Modern-day Iraq
A Universal History of the Destruction of Books: From Ancient Sumer to Modern-day Iraq 4.04 avg rating — 765 ratings
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Divine Art, Infernal Machine: The Reception of Printing in the West from First Impressions to the Sense of an Ending
Divine Art, Infernal Machine: The Reception of Printing in the West from First Impressions to the Sense of an Ending 3.82 avg rating — 28 ratings
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Lost Libraries: The Destruction of Great Book Collections Since Antiquity
Lost Libraries: The Destruction of Great Book Collections Since Antiquity 3.90 avg rating — 29 ratings
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In the Vineyard of the Text: A Commentary to Hugh's Didascalicon
In the Vineyard of the Text: A Commentary to Hugh's Didascalicon 4.31 avg rating — 149 ratings
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Anathema!: Medieval Scribes and the History of Book Curses
Anathema!: Medieval Scribes and the History of Book Curses 4.02 avg rating — 58 ratings
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Scribes and Scholars: A Guide to the Transmission of Greek and Latin Literature
Scribes and Scholars: A Guide to the Transmission of Greek and Latin Literature 3.90 avg rating — 209 ratings
16.
Books and Readers in Early Modern England: Material Studies
Books and Readers in Early Modern England: Material Studies 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings
17.
A Companion to the History of the Book
A Companion to the History of the Book 3.61 avg rating — 89 ratings
17.
Opening Up Middle English Manuscripts: Literary and Visual Approaches
Opening Up Middle English Manuscripts: Literary and Visual Approaches 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings
17.
Gutenberg: How One Man Remade the World With Words
Gutenberg: How One Man Remade the World With Words
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3.69 avg rating — 391 ratings
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The Library: A Fragile History
The Library: A Fragile History 3.83 avg rating — 1,836 ratings
21.
An Introduction to Book History
An Introduction to Book History 3.44 avg rating — 113 ratings
21.
Books: A Living History
Books: A Living History 3.98 avg rating — 430 ratings
21.
The Library Book
The Library Book 3.89 avg rating — 121,031 ratings
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Libraries in the Ancient World
Libraries in the Ancient World 3.76 avg rating — 809 ratings
25.
The Club Dumas
The Club Dumas 3.81 avg rating — 43,865 ratings
25.
A History of the Book in 100 Books [Oct 23, 2014] Cave, Roderick and Ayad, Sara
A History of the Book in 100 Books [Oct 23, 2014] Cave, Roderick and Ayad, Sara 3.83 avg rating — 191 ratings
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The Book: A Global History
The Book: A Global History 4.11 avg rating — 62 ratings
27.
In Search of Lost Books: The Forgotten Stories of Eight Mythical Volumes
In Search of Lost Books: The Forgotten Stories of Eight Mythical Volumes 3.56 avg rating — 566 ratings
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The Printing Press as an Agent of Change: Communications and Cultural Trans (Complete in One Volume)
The Printing Press as an Agent of Change: Communications and Cultural Trans (Complete in One Volume) 4.12 avg rating — 170 ratings
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On Paper: The Everything of Its Two-Thousand-Year History (ALA Notable Books for Adults)
On Paper: The Everything of Its Two-Thousand-Year History (ALA Notable Books for Adults) 3.93 avg rating — 379 ratings
29.
The Buried Book: The Loss and Rediscovery of the Great Epic of Gilgamesh
The Buried Book: The Loss and Rediscovery of the Great Epic of Gilgamesh 3.63 avg rating — 727 ratings
32.
The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe
The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe 3.74 avg rating — 431 ratings
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The Library: An Illustrated History
The Library: An Illustrated History 3.90 avg rating — 547 ratings
34.
Piracy: The Intellectual Property Wars from Gutenberg to Gates
Piracy: The Intellectual Property Wars from Gutenberg to Gates 3.81 avg rating — 202 ratings
34.
Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World
Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World 4.25 avg rating — 22,594 ratings
36.
Introduction to Manuscript Studies
Introduction to Manuscript Studies 4.43 avg rating — 246 ratings
36.
Books on Fire: The Destruction of Libraries throughout History
Books on Fire: The Destruction of Libraries throughout History 3.45 avg rating — 242 ratings
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On Parchment: Animals, Archives, and the Making of Culture from Herodotus to the Digital Age
On Parchment: Animals, Archives, and the Making of Culture from Herodotus to the Digital Age 4.25 avg rating — 16 ratings
39.
A Guide to Western Historical Scripts from Antiquity to 1600
A Guide to Western Historical Scripts from Antiquity to 1600 4.27 avg rating — 51 ratings
39.
When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II
When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II 3.92 avg rating — 8,412 ratings
41.
Scribes And Illuminators
Scribes And Illuminators 4.07 avg rating — 188 ratings
42.
Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: A Guide to Technical Terms ("^ALooking at" Series)
Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: A Guide to Technical Terms ("^ALooking at" Series) 4.19 avg rating — 134 ratings
43.
The British Library Guide to Writing and Scripts: History and Techniques
The British Library Guide to Writing and Scripts: History and Techniques 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings
43.
Hand Bookbinding: A Manual of Instruction
Hand Bookbinding: A Manual of Instruction 4.08 avg rating — 296 ratings
45.
Image on the Edge: The Margins of Medieval Art
Image on the Edge: The Margins of Medieval Art 4.13 avg rating — 295 ratings
46.
A History of Book Illustration: Illuminated Manuscript and the Printed Book
A History of Book Illustration: Illuminated Manuscript and the Printed Book 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings
47.
The Birth of the Codex (Proceedings of the British Academy: Themed volumes of essays in the humanities and social sciences)
The Birth of the Codex (Proceedings of the British Academy: Themed volumes of essays in the humanities and social sciences) 3.73 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Authentic Witnesses: Approaches To Medieval Texts and Manuscripts
Authentic Witnesses: Approaches To Medieval Texts and Manuscripts it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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The Medieval Book: Illustrated from the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
The Medieval Book: Illustrated from the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library 4.04 avg rating — 45 ratings
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Ancient Writing and Its Influence
Ancient Writing and Its Influence 3.33 avg rating — 12 ratings
51.
The Art of Medieval Manuscripts
The Art of Medieval Manuscripts 3.85 avg rating — 20 ratings
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Unlocked Books: Manuscripts of Learned Magic in the Medieval Libraries of Central Europe
Unlocked Books: Manuscripts of Learned Magic in the Medieval Libraries of Central Europe 4.15 avg rating — 27 ratings
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Twelve Centuries Of Bookbindings, 400-1600
Twelve Centuries Of Bookbindings, 400-1600 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Binding Words: Textual Amulets in the Middle Ages
Binding Words: Textual Amulets in the Middle Ages 4.76 avg rating — 17 ratings
55.
The Bible as Book: the Manuscript Tradition (The Bible as Book)
The Bible as Book: the Manuscript Tradition (The Bible as Book) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Manuscripts and Monastic Culture: Reform and Renewal in Twelfth-Century Germany
Manuscripts and Monastic Culture: Reform and Renewal in Twelfth-Century Germany it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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The Case for Books: Past, Present, and Future
The Case for Books: Past, Present, and Future 3.35 avg rating — 940 ratings
58.
The Oxford Companion to the Book
The Oxford Companion to the Book 4.43 avg rating — 23 ratings
59.
Bibliography and the Sociology of Texts
Bibliography and the Sociology of Texts 3.77 avg rating — 84 ratings
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Making Meaning: "Printers of the Mind" and Other Essays (Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book)
Making Meaning: "Printers of the Mind" and Other Essays (Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book) 3.25 avg rating — 8 ratings