Bibliograph

Writing, making your mark, edited by Ewan Clayton

Type

Label

Writing, making your mark, edited by Ewan Clayton

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-215) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Writing

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1112219992

Responsibility statement

edited by Ewan Clayton

Sub title

making your mark

Summary

Writing surrounds us in the modern world - but how did it develop into the systems we use today, and given the technological developments of the twenty-first century, what does its future hold? This beautifully illustrated book, published to coincide with an interactive landmark British Library exhibition, celebrates the act of writing from across the globe. Exploring the history of writing and including more than 150 illustrations from carved stone inscriptions and medieval manuscripts to samples of early printing, modern handwriting and digital inputting systems, it reflects on the use of writing over the last 5,000 years and challenges our preconceptions about writing's decline in the digital age.--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction / Ewan Clayton -- The origins of writing / Andrew Robinson -- The Roman alphabet / Stan Knight -- Caxton's first printing of The Canterbury Tales / Adrian S. Edwards -- Writing tools and materials / Ewan Clayton -- The Double Pigeon Chinese typewriter / Emma Harrison -- Communities of writers / Ewan Clayton -- Dexterity and diversity : a bilingual letter from Mosul / Michael James Erdman -- The future of writing / Ewan Clayton -- Handwriting : now and in the future / Angela Webb -- A 2000-year-old homework book / Peter Toth -- Afterword : writing and the collections of the British Library / Adrian S. Edwards

Target audience

adult

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