Ingenious Impressions: The Coming of the Book

Ingenious Impressions is one of the first major exhibitions to explore the development and subsequent afterlives of these fascinating works. Many of them are beautifully produced, with interesting bindings and visually appealing decoration and illustrations. The introduction of the printed book was a communication revolution, much as the internet has been in recent times. The invention of printing using mechanical movable type transformed bookmaking in Europe and was instrumental in the emergence of the Renaissance and the spread of learning across the continent. The University of Glasgow’s collection is the largest in Scotland with over a thousand copies housed in the University Library. More than half come from the collection of Hunterian founder Dr William Hunter (1718-83).

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www.gla.ac.uk/hunterian/visit/exhibitions/major%20exhibitions/ingeniousimpressions/#d.en.350569

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk//sc000244?id=EVENT515507