Bibliopolis. SHARP: Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing. The Centre for the History of the Book - Home Page. Centre for the Study of the Book. The Centre for the Study of the Book depends on the philanthropic support of individuals, Trusts, and Foundations.
We are enormously grateful to them for enabling us to take the Centre's work forward. For additional information on how to support the work of the Centre, please contact: Richard Ovenden Deputy to Bodley's Librarian Bodleian Libraries Broad Street Oxford OX1 3BG Tel: +44 (0) 1865 277 158 Fax: +44 (0) 1865 287 396 Email: richard.ovenden@bodleian.ox.ac.uk The Centre for the Study of the Book provides a common ground for scholars and librarians with shared interests in understanding, documenting, and interpreting the intellectual and material history of the book. Bibliopolis. Other image databases on the history of the book Arkyves Searchable image database containing a large amount of emblems, as well as images of illuminated manuscripts, paintings and drawings, satirical and political prints, printer's devices and a growing number of other historical sources.
The 147,000 records in Arkyves (98,000 of which are pictures) come from various European collections. Free of charge for KB-members and within licensed institutions.Click here for detailed information. Go to Arkyves Atlas van der Hagen Maps from the Atlas van der Hagen and Atlas Beudeker. History of the Book / Typography, Amsterdam's Photostream.