MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Computing & Information Technology Handbook 1996

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996

LAR4040

History of the book

B J McMullin

Synopsis A study of the printed word in the Western tradition from the mid-fifteenth century onwards, concentrating on the changing technologies of book production, but also considering matters of publishing, authorship, the spread of printing and catalogues of early printed books. The subject includes site visits.

Assessment Two essays: 100%

Recommended texts

• Gaskell P A new introduction to bibliography Clarendon, 1972