Project Gutenberg 2016-08-29 Public domain in the USA. 215 Davenport, Cyril 1848 1941 Davenport, Cyril James Humphries The Book: Its History and Development Early records -- Rolls, books and bookbindings -- Paper -- Printing -- Illustrations -- Miscellanea -- Leathers -- The ornamentation of leather bookbindings without gold -- The ornamentation of leather bookbindings with gold. Produced by MWS, Craig Kirkwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries.) "The Book: Its History and Development" by Cyril Davenport is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the evolution of books, covering various aspects such as early record-keeping methods, types of materials used, and the progression of bookbinding techniques throughout different cultures. At the start of the book, Davenport introduces the concept of ancient record-keeping, discussing primitive methods such as rock inscriptions and notches on wood. He emphasizes that the idea of documenting information through signs has appeared worldwide, leading to developments in writing systems. The opening portion suggests that the book will explore how these early forms of recording ultimately contributed to the creation of more sophisticated writing technologies and book formats, illustrating the rich history embedded in our contemporary understanding of books. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Books Books -- History Printing -- History Bookbinding Z Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: History - General Browsing: Teaching & Education Category: History - Other 547777 2025-06-21T07:45:09.633001 text/html 503363 2024-10-23T01:03:33 text/html 3852633 2025-06-21T07:45:21.834910 application/epub+zip 3853047 2025-06-21T07:45:12.340040 application/epub+zip 255832 2025-06-21T07:45:10.884003 application/epub+zip 3997589 2025-06-21T07:45:28.085961 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3937097 2025-06-21T07:45:20.611930 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356760 2022-09-24T03:53:38.958290 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405604 2025-06-21T07:45:07.754010 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 385668 2024-10-23T01:03:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17055 2025-06-21T07:45:28.259902 application/rdf+xml 19308 2025-06-21T07:45:11.052053 image/jpeg 2727 2025-06-21T07:45:10.969007 image/jpeg 3714334 2025-06-21T07:45:09.997036 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