History

Questions

1. What was the usage of the book at first?
2. How was book printing developed?
3. How and why was typography and writing developed?
4. what kind of techniques where developed for printing books?
5. Are there different formats of books in history?
6. What is the history of monasteries, in relation to the development of books?
7. What was the influence of books like the bible?
8. What is the Asian history of books and techniques?
9. What are the most famous writers?
10. Number of books in different eras?
11. When was the first library built?
12. When were the first audiobooks introduced?

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Discussion

Origin

When writing systems were invented in ancient civilizations, nearly everything that could be written upon—stone, clay, tree bark, metal sheets—was used for writing.In China,silk was also a base for writing. Writing was done with brushes. Many other materials were used as bases: bone, bronze, pottery, shell, etc.Any material which will hold and transmit text is a candidate for books.

The book is also linked to the desire of humans to create lasting records. Stones could be the most ancient form of writing, but wood would be the first medium to take the guise of a book. The words biblos and liber first meant "fibre inside of a tree". In Chinese, the character that means book is an image of a tablet of bamboo.

Different formats of books

• Clay tablets
• Wax tablets
• Papyrus
• Parchment

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Source

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_book/