Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-377) and index
Contents:
Defining the book -- Reading Mallarmé -- The heroic legacy of the book -- Forging the livre de peintre -- From illustration to original print -- The livre de peintre and independent publishing -- Reading and designing the book -- Paradigms of reading -- Designing the livre moderne in the international context: un coup de dés, art nouveau, and nascent mass media -- Transformations of the book -- Design and mathematical patterns in le livre -- The afterlife of the book