Papers relating to the alphabetical catalogue of printed books
Title | Papers relating to the alphabetical catalogue of printed books PDF eBook |
Author | British museum dept. of pr. books |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 194 |
Release | 1847 |
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A General Catalogue of Books
Title | A General Catalogue of Books PDF eBook |
Author | Bernard Quaritch |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 1912 |
Release | 1874 |
Genre | Books |
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A Place for Everything
Title | A Place for Everything PDF eBook |
Author | Judith Flanders |
Publisher | Basic Books |
Total Pages | 364 |
Release | 2020-10-20 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1541675061 |
From a New York Times-bestselling historian comes the story of how the alphabet ordered our world. A Place for Everything is the first-ever history of alphabetization, from the Library of Alexandria to Wikipedia. The story of alphabetical order has been shaped by some of history's most compelling characters, such as industrious and enthusiastic early adopter Samuel Pepys and dedicated alphabet champion Denis Diderot. But though even George Washington was a proponent, many others stuck to older forms of classification -- Yale listed its students by their family's social status until 1886. And yet, while the order of the alphabet now rules -- libraries, phone books, reference books, even the order of entry for the teams at the Olympic Games -- it has remained curiously invisible. With abundant inquisitiveness and wry humor, historian Judith Flanders traces the triumph of alphabetical order and offers a compendium of Western knowledge, from A to Z. A Times (UK) Best Book of 2020
Geographical Guide to Floras of the World: Africa, Australia, North America, South America, and islands of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans
Title | Geographical Guide to Floras of the World: Africa, Australia, North America, South America, and islands of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans PDF eBook |
Author | Sidney Fay Blake |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 348 |
Release | 1942 |
Genre | Botanists |
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CATALOGUE OF WORKS ON THE FINE ARTS
Title | CATALOGUE OF WORKS ON THE FINE ARTS PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 960 |
Release | 1869 |
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The American Bookseller's Complete Reference Trade List, and Alphabetical Catalogue of Books in this Country
Title | The American Bookseller's Complete Reference Trade List, and Alphabetical Catalogue of Books in this Country PDF eBook |
Author | Alexander Vietts Blake |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 376 |
Release | 1847 |
Genre | American literature |
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Catalogue of Printed Books in the Library of the British Museum
Title | Catalogue of Printed Books in the Library of the British Museum PDF eBook |
Author | British Museum. Department of Printed Books |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 706 |
Release | 1891 |
Genre | English literature |
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