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The Reign of the Manuscript

by Perry Wayland Sinks

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  1. 1Title page
  2. 2I — The Epochal Invention of Printing
  3. 3II — The Importance of the Printing Press
  4. 4III — The Period of Manuscript Literature
  5. 5IV — The Amplitude of the Bible in Manuscript
  6. 6V — The Human Element in Literature
  7. 7VI — Materials Embodying Literature
  8. 8VII — Varieties and Changes in the Materials of Books
  9. 9VIII — Parchment and Vellum
  10. 10IX — Papyrus
  11. 11X — Paper and Its Manufacture
  12. 12XI — Other Materials of Literature
  13. 13XII — Inks
  14. 14XIII — Implements of Writing
  15. 15XIV — The Art and Science of Palæography
  16. 16XV — Mechanical and Artificial Devices of Literature
  17. 17XVI — Sources of the Book-Making Industry
  18. 18XVII — The Literary Preëminence of Alexandria
  19. 19XVIII — Varying Fortunes of the Alexandrian Library
  20. 20XIX — Constantinople the Later Center of Literature
  21. 21XX — Monasteries and the Monastic Institution

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