Bibliography: History of Tradition.
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 1990,
First Edition. octavo, wrappers. 212pp. Oak Knoll Press, New. Item #12258
Originally published in Italian as La Bibliografia, Storia di una Tradizione in 1984, this work explains the circumstances and objectives behind the evolution of bibliographies. Balsamo suggests that when one looks at a bibliography as more than a simple compilation of work, one is opened to a broader definition that includes the context of space and time. He examines the role that bibliography has played in book distribution in the Middle Ages, the introduction of printing, 17th-century libraries, the bibliography of 18th-century journalists, academics and booksellers and the bibliography of librarians and historians in the 19th century.
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