On Parchment: Animals, Archives, and the Making of Culture from Herodotus to the Digital Age

by Bruce Holsinger

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A sweeping exploration of the shaping role of animal skins in written culture and human imagination over three millennia

"Richly detailed and illustrated. . . . An engaging exploration of book history."--Kirkus Reviews

For centuries, premodern societies recorded and preserved much of their written cultures on parchment: the rendered skins of sheep, cows, goats, camels, deer, gazelles, and other creatures. These remains...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0300260210

ISBN13:9780300260212

Release Date:February 2023

Publisher:Yale University Press

Length:448 Pages

Weight:2.70 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 7.2" x 9.1"

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On Parchment: Animals, Archives, and the Making of Culture from Herodotus to the Digital Age

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