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Empirical Bibliography: A Decade of Book History at Texas A&M.

The essay talks about the Book History Workshop at the Texas A&M University. It states that the Workshop has proved useful for students of bibliography, printing history, and textual studies. According to bibliographer Ronald B. McKerrow, for understanding books, a student needs to understand all th...

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Published in:Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America Vol. 109; no. 1; pp. 83 - 110
Main Authors: Samuelson, Todd, Morrow, Christopher L.
Format: Essay
Published: University of Chicago Press Mar2015
Subjects:
History of the book
Texas A & M University
Bibliography
History of printing
Textual criticism
McKerrow, R. B. (Ronald Brunlees), 1872-1940
Gaskell, Philip
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The essay talks about the Book History Workshop at the Texas A&M University. It states that the Workshop has proved useful for students of bibliography, printing history, and textual studies. According to bibliographer Ronald B. McKerrow, for understanding books, a student needs to understand all the processes of starting a book to finishing the book. Prominent bibliographer Philip Gaskell is mentioned.