
The Bibliographical Decameron 3 Volume Set
Or, Ten Days Pleasant Discourse upon Illuminated Manuscripts, and Subjects Connected with Early Engraving, Typography, and Bibliography
Thomas Frognall Dibdin(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 1. January 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
1832 pages
978-1-108-07654-8 (ISBN)
Description
Bibliomania, the almost obsessive collecting of rare books and early editions by the aristocracy, which peaked in 1812 with the sale of the Valdarfer Boccaccio, was fuelled in no small part by the work of the bibliographer Thomas Frognall Dibdin (1776-1847). As well as serving as librarian for his patron, the second Earl Spencer, Dibdin was an avid author. His most famous book, Bibliomania, popularised the word's use in England. The present work was first published in three volumes in 1817 and may be considered a continuation of Bibliomania in both style and content. Using a dialogue format with extensive footnotes, it covers all aspects of bibliography from early illuminated manuscripts and printed books through to contemporary book collectors and auctions. The work is notable for the number and quality of its illustrations. Dibdin's Bibliomania (revised edition, 1811) and his Reminiscences of a Literary Life (1836) are also reissued in this series.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
36 Plates, black and white; 550 Line drawings, unspecified; 5 Line drawings, color
Dimensions
Height: 363 mm
Width: 287 mm
Thickness: 152 mm
Weight
3311 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-07654-8 (9781108076548)
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Thomas Frognall Dibdin
The Bibliographical Decameron
Or, Ten Days Pleasant Discourse upon Illuminated Manuscripts, and Subjects Connected with Early Engraving, Typography, and Bibliography
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01/2015
Cambridge University Press
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Thomas Frognall Dibdin
The Bibliographical Decameron
Or, Ten Days Pleasant Discourse upon Illuminated Manuscripts, and Subjects Connected with Early Engraving, Typography, and Bibliography
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01/2015
Cambridge University Press
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Thomas Frognall Dibdin
The Bibliographical Decameron
Or, Ten Days Pleasant Discourse upon Illuminated Manuscripts, and Subjects Connected with Early Engraving, Typography, and Bibliography
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01/2015
Cambridge University Press
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Content
Volume 1: Preface; Introduction; First day; Second day; Third day; Fourth day. Volume 2: Fifth day; Sixth day; Seventh day; Eighth day. Volume 3: Ninth day; Tenth day; Supplement; Bibliographical index; General index.