The social life of ink : culture, wonder, and our relationship with the written word
By: Bishop, Ted
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BookPublisher: Toronto : Viking, c2014Description: xiii, 377 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780670068616Subject(s): Ink -- Social aspects -- HistoryDDC classification: 667.409
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A rich and imaginative discovery of how ink has shaped culture and why it is here to stay Ink is so much a part of daily life that we take it for granted, yet its invention was as significant as the wheel. Ink not only recorded culture, it bought political power, divided peoples, and led to murderous rivalries. Ancient letters on a page were revered as divine light, and precious ink recipes were held secret for centuries. And, when it first hit markets not so long ago, the excitement over the disposable ballpoint pen equalled that for a new smartphone—with similar complaints to the manufacturers.
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 667.409 BI SO (Browse shelf) | Available | T0028407 |
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| 665.538 ME HA Handbook of petrochemicals production processes / | 665.773 MO HA Handbook of liquefied natural gas | 665.81 SO HY Hydrogen and fuel cells : | 667.409 BI SO The social life of ink : culture, wonder, and our relationship with the written word | 669.1 SM ST Still the iron age : | 669.142 AD VA Advanced High Strength Steel | 669.95028 GE ME Metallographic and materialographic specimen preparation, light microscopy, image analysis, and hardness testing / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A rich and imaginative discovery of how ink has shaped culture and why it is here to stay Ink is so much a part of daily life that we take it for granted, yet its invention was as significant as the wheel. Ink not only recorded culture, it bought political power, divided peoples, and led to murderous rivalries. Ancient letters on a page were revered as divine light, and precious ink recipes were held secret for centuries. And, when it first hit markets not so long ago, the excitement over the disposable ballpoint pen equalled that for a new smartphone—with similar complaints to the manufacturers.