How the Page Matters

Bonnie Mak is an assistant professor in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science and the Program for Medieval Studies at the University of Illinois.

• Abbreviations Acknowledgments Introduction Architectures of the PageReading the PageThe Paratext and the PageReading the LibraryThe Digital PageConclusionNotes Bibliography Index

‘Mak’s monograph is an important reminder of the rich tradition of intellectual and artistic achievement recorded and disseminated within the discrete borders of the page… Rather than a passive carrier of information, the page matters as a lively and active participant in a conversation between author, designer, and reader.’ - Julie Holcomb (Information & Culture, October 2012) ‘How the Page Matters represents an impressive scholarly accomplishment…The contribution Mak makes with her book is her clear and succinct description of the shifting meaning of the Controversia de nobilitate over five centuries of existence in libraries, universities, courts, and personal collections.’- Lyle Ford (Papers of the Bibliographic Society of Canada vol 50:02; 2012) ‘This elegantly produced volume is a case study of one work as it moves from manuscript to print to website and is translated into Italian, French, German, and English…Mak provides helpful summary of writing on the history of manuscripts and books.’- Martha W. Driver (Speculum vol 88:02:2013) ‘I welcome this succinct and elegant study, which I recommend to those with interests in the architecture of the book.’- David Sume (SHARP News, vol 22:04:2013)