The Reign of the Manuscript
Perry Wayland Sinks
The Reign of the Manuscript
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THE REIGN OF THE MANUSCRIPT
AN APPRECIATION
CONTENTS
THE REIGN OF THE MANUSCRIPT
I THE EPOCHAL INVENTION OF PRINTING
II THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PRINTING PRESS
III THE PERIOD OF MANUSCRIPT LITERATURE
IV THE AMPLITUDE OF THE BIBLE IN MANUSCRIPT
V THE HUMAN ELEMENT IN LITERATURE
VI MATERIALS EMBODYING LITERATURE
VII VARIETIES AND CHANGES IN THE MATERIALS OF BOOKS
VIII PARCHMENT AND VELLUM
IX PAPYRUS
X PAPER AND ITS MANUFACTURE
XI OTHER MATERIALS OF LITERATURE
XII INKS
XIII IMPLEMENTS OF WRITING
XIV THE ART AND SCIENCE OF PALÆOGRAPHY
XV MECHANICAL AND ARTIFICIAL DEVICES OF LITERATURE
XVI SOURCES OF THE BOOK-MAKING INDUSTRY
XVII THE LITERARY PREËMINENCE OF ALEXANDRIA
XVIII VARYING FORTUNES OF THE ALEXANDRIAN LIBRARY
XIX CONSTANTINOPLE THE LATER CENTER OF LITERATURE
XX MONASTERIES AND THE MONASTIC INSTITUTION
INDEX
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