02368cam a22004217i 4500001000700000003000800007005001700015007000300032008004100035020001800076020001500094040001300109041000800122050001900130082001100149245019900160246006600359246002100425264004800446300008000494500005600574500002000630505007300650520066900723650001601392650003701408650004801445650003201493650003801525700005001563700004301613700004101656700004801697700004901745942001201794999001901806952012101825128948BJBSDDR20250901104903.0ta171108s2017    nyua          001 0 eng d  a9781465463623  a1465463623  bengcDLC  aeng14aZ 4bR384 201700a002.0900aRemarkable books :ba celebration of the world's most beautiful and historic works /ccontributors, Father Michael Collins, with Alexandra Black, Thomas Cussans, John Farndon, and Philip Parker.14aRemarkable books :bworld's most beautiful and historic works18aRemarkable books 1aNew York, New York :bDK Publishing,c2017.  a256 pages : billustrations (chiefly color), portaits, facsimiles ; c31 cm  a"World's most beautiful and historic works"--Cover.  aIncludes index.0 a300 BCE to 999 CE
1000 to 1449
1450 to 1649
1650 to 1899
1900 onward  a"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 0aBest books. 0aBooksxHistoryvPictorial works. 4aLibrosxHistoriavObras pictóricas 98722 0aBooks and readingxHistory. 4aLibros y lecturaxHistoria 917941 aCollins, Michael,d1960-econtributor 9189241 aBlack, Alexandra econtributor 9446851 aCussans, Thomas.econtributor9265071 aFarndon, John, d1960- econtributor9263261 aParker, Philip, d1965- econtributor920908  2lcccBK  c105027d105027  00102lcc40708HUaBJBbBJBcHUd2023-04-11l0oZ 4 R384 2017p00000120760r2019-01-21 00:00:00t1w2019-01-21yBK