The Surface of Meaning: Books and Book Design in Canada

By Robert Bringhurst

In this fascinating study, Robert Bringhurst takes readers on a walking tour through the bramble of book design, from the mid-18th century to the present day. Along the way, he discovers a true "image trove" of identity, culture, and history. Transcending other works on the subject, Bringhurst here creates a truly national survey by bringing Canada's long history of aboriginal storytelling into a context of "book" -- a context that goes far beyond the printed page.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0973872721
• ISBN13: 9780973872729
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Canadian Centre Studies in Publishing
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.3" x 11.0"