'Almost Identical': Copying Books in England, 1600-1900
28m
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Centre for the Study of the Book
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Henry Woudhuysen joins Adam Smyth to discuss the history of facsimiles. Henry Woudhuysen joins Adam Smyth to discuss the subject of his 2014 Lyell Lectures in Bibliography, on the history of facsimiles, forgeries, and fantasies of authenticity.
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Henry Woudhuysen joins Adam Smyth to discuss the history of facsimiles. Henry Woudhuysen joins Adam Smyth to discuss the subject of his 2014 Lyell Lectures in Bibliography, on the history of facsimiles, forgeries, and fantasies of authenticity.