Project Gutenberg 2009-12-30 Public domain in the USA. 151 Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William) 1860 1940 Hamilton, Frederick William 19001888 Books Before Typography A Primer of Information About the Invention of the Alphabet and the History of Book-Making up to the Invention of Movable Types Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #49 Typographic technical series for apprentices, pt. VIII, no. 49 Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Stephanie Eason, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "Books Before Typography" by Frederick W. Hamilton is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This primer explores the evolution of written communication, tracing the development of the alphabet and the history of book-making up to the invention of movable types. The book aims to provide foundational knowledge for young printers and those interested in the historical significance of printed materials. The opening of the book outlines its ambitious goal of narrating the story of the book from the earliest forms of communication, including pictographs and early writing systems, to the more advanced writing materials like papyrus and vellum. It discusses the significant advancements in writing and recording techniques that enabled humans to convey thoughts across distances, setting the stage for the eventual invention of typography. The text delves into early forms of inscriptions and how various cultures, such as the Egyptians and Assyrian-Babylonians, developed their unique writing systems, shaping the foundation of modern writing and printing practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/30803/30803-h/images/title.png Reading ease score: 61.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Books -- History Z Text Category: History - Other 161875 2025-07-12T13:38:42.793474 text/html 153316 2021-01-05T23:42:23 text/html 543290 2025-07-12T13:38:48.825477 application/epub+zip 543724 2025-07-12T13:38:45.378452 application/epub+zip 122822 2025-07-12T13:38:44.243473 application/epub+zip 667875 2025-07-12T13:38:51.376451 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 645464 2025-07-12T13:38:48.101470 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145770 2022-09-14T08:32:37.187698 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 131483 2025-07-12T13:38:42.290506 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 131316 2021-01-05T23:42:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 131325 2021-01-05T23:42:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21150 2025-07-12T13:38:51.510433 application/rdf+xml 11829 2025-07-12T13:38:44.745451 image/jpeg 3240 2025-07-12T13:38:44.492503 image/jpeg 46391 2021-01-05T23:42:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 451924 2021-01-05T23:42:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 46363 2021-01-05T23:42:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 526034 2025-07-12T13:38:42.845506 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia