The book: the life story of a technology

Ancestors : books before print

Infancy : the earliest printed books, 1450-1500

Youth : books in the sixteenth century

Adulthood : early-modern books, 1600-1800

Maturity : books in the age of automation, 1800-1900

The future of books : twentieth century and beyond

Ancestors : books before print

Infancy : the earliest printed books, 1450-1500

Youth : books in the sixteenth century

Adulthood : early-modern books, 1600-1800

Maturity : books in the age of automation, 1800-1900

The future of books : twentieth century and beyond.