TY  - BOOK
AU  - Collins,Michael
AU  - Black,Alexandra
AU  - Cussans,Thomas
AU  - Farndon,John
AU  - Parker,Philip
TI  - Remarkable books: a celebration of the world's most beautiful and historic works 
SN  - 9781465463623
AV  - Z 4 R384 2017
U1  - 002.09 
PY  - 2017///
CY  - New York, New York
PB  - DK Publishing
KW  - Best books
KW  - Books
KW  - History
KW  - Pictorial works
KW  - Libros
KW  - Historia
KW  - Obras pictóricas
KW  - Books and reading
KW  - Libros y lectura
N1  - "World's most beautiful and historic works"--Cover; Includes index; 300 BCE to 999 CE
1000 to 1449
1450 to 1649
1650 to 1899
1900 onward
N2  - "A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the world's most celebrated, rare, and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced, with discussions of their purpose, features, and creators. From ancient masterpieces such as The Art of War, written on the leaves of bamboo, to the stunningly illustrated Birds of America, to Chairman Mao's Little Red Book, [this book] delves into the stories behind the most incredible tomes ever produced, offering an insight into their wider social and cultural context, and is chronologically ordered to demonstrate the synergies between the growth in human knowledge and the bookmaking process."--The publisher
ER  -