CHAPTER 64
How many languages have scholars nowadays identified? (excluding minor dialects)
3,000
what is the modern technical definition of a book
a printed publication of at least 49 pages
who organized the books in the Mazarin library
Gabriel Naude
in the later 20th century hoe many people spoke arabic
over 120 million
who created braille
Louis braille
france had alot of different versions of French which one became the official language
the language of paris
or
Francien
in the beginning of chapter 65, they list many different materials people used for "writtings" and "books" Name at least three
Clay books
silk
bamboo
leather
copper
wood
sheep skin
by 1500 how many printed books were around
10 million
how many letters are in the Arabic alphabet
28
who wrote the discovers
Daniel J Boorstine
most launguges spoken in western europe belonged to one of two groups. what are they
romance and Germanic
what was the first modern publishing house
the Aldine press
How old was Braille when he created Braille
16
1798
what is the title of chapter 65
transforming the book
what was the first dated book printed in england
Dictes ans Sayings of the phylosophers by willum caxton
which came first in books the page numbers or the authors name on the cover
the authors name on the cover
what did Vespasiano da bisticci collect
classical manuscripts
who published the first official printed version of the koran in 1925
the Egyptian government
in lexis opinion out of the four chapters we read this week which was the worst one
chapter 67
how long did Rabelais devote to latin
13 years six months and two weeks
how many rolls did the text of the Illiad and the odyssey require
36
who was appointed the keeper of printed books in the British museum
Sir anthony Panizzi
in 1847 the turkish goverment gave permission to print the koran but under one condition
if it was in Arabic
when was the Index Society founded?
1878