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Papers by Sidney Berger
Medieval English Drama, 2019
Technical Services Quarterly, 2017
Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, Third Edition, 2009
The present entry will discuss three types of printing processes as they have been practiced in t... more The present entry will discuss three types of printing processes as they have been practiced in the West for centuries. Moveable type printing that originated with Johannes Gutenberg in Europe is called relief printing because the ink adheres to a raised surface from which is it imparted to the printed surface. The second basic kind of printing in the hand press period is intaglio, that is, printing from inks delivered to a surface from beneath the surface of the printing block. The third type of printing is called planographic and the process is referred to as lithography, which involves printing from the flat surface of a stone
Greer Allen, in his article on “The Design and Printing of Library Exhibition Catalogues,”1 gives... more Greer Allen, in his article on “The Design and Printing of Library Exhibition Catalogues,”1 gives an excellent overview of the problems that producers of these catalogs might face, and he suggests ways of anticipating and dealing with these problems. He considers the crucial issues of the purpose of the catalog, the readers’ expectations, the feasibility of the project (as a function of money and time), and the standards one should set in terms of physical results. His understanding clearly comes from having dealt with institutions, librarians, designers, printers, and funders. As an award-winning designer himself, he understands the possibilities and . . .
The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, 2011
The Library Quarterly, 2001
Libraries & the Cultural Record, 2007
Information Design Journal, 1993
The range of topics of bibliographies is unlimited and, since bibliographies are produced for the... more The range of topics of bibliographies is unlimited and, since bibliographies are produced for the benefit and use of the reader, the compiler must present whatever data are relevant and organize it in a logical and useful fashion. Also, the work should be presented in a physical format which yields the greatest, most comfortable, and most aesthetic access to the data. The aim of the author and printer of a bibliography, Sidney Berger writes, should be the production of a useful and usable book. While the author must be concerned with the intellectual content and its organization, the book designer must concentrate on the physical elements of which bibliographies are composed--the type style and size, the size of the book, the arrangement of type and blank space on the page, ink color, and the weight, color, and gloss of the paper, etc. The optimum design of a bibliography is essentially the optimum use of typographic elements. This book discusses the basics of book typography and then goes on to describe types and formats of bibliographies. Berger presents brief discussions of the elements of design that bibliography compilers and designers must consider--drawing from many relevant sources to create a generalized conception of the ideal bibliography. This book is a gathering of sound ideas about book design into a convenient volume, with a focus on the particular problems that bibliographies present. It includes appendixes with numerous examples and illustrations. This volume is of great use to book designers, compilers of bibliographies, and publishers who wish to improve or maximize their bibliographical formats.
Man (1975), winner of the Royal Society of Literature Hememann Prize, and Rates of Exchange (1983... more Man (1975), winner of the Royal Society of Literature Hememann Prize, and Rates of Exchange (1983), which was short-listed for the Booker Prize. His other novels include Doctor Criminate (1992) and To the Hermitage (2000). He wrote short-fiction, satires and parodies. Among ...
The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, 1974
RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage, 2011
Kathleen Whitley’s The Gilded Page is a mixture of excellent and wretched, satisfying and frustra... more Kathleen Whitley’s The Gilded Page is a mixture of excellent and wretched, satisfying and frustrating.Let’s look at the excellent first. The content is amazing, filled with an abundance of information on the history and technique of gilding, coming from an experienced gilder. In 1969, D.F. McKenzie wrote his landmark essay “Printers of the Mind: Some Notes on Bibliographical Theories and Printing-House Practices”1 in which he talks about “the need for what might be called ‘scientific’ investigation in bibliography” which comes from “a strict regard for certain fixed bounds of physical fact” (p. 1). Among many other things this article . . .
Choice Reviews Online, 2014
The Library Quarterly, 2002
The Library Quarterly, 1999
Medieval English Drama, 2019
Technical Services Quarterly, 2017
Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, Third Edition, 2009
The present entry will discuss three types of printing processes as they have been practiced in t... more The present entry will discuss three types of printing processes as they have been practiced in the West for centuries. Moveable type printing that originated with Johannes Gutenberg in Europe is called relief printing because the ink adheres to a raised surface from which is it imparted to the printed surface. The second basic kind of printing in the hand press period is intaglio, that is, printing from inks delivered to a surface from beneath the surface of the printing block. The third type of printing is called planographic and the process is referred to as lithography, which involves printing from the flat surface of a stone
Greer Allen, in his article on “The Design and Printing of Library Exhibition Catalogues,”1 gives... more Greer Allen, in his article on “The Design and Printing of Library Exhibition Catalogues,”1 gives an excellent overview of the problems that producers of these catalogs might face, and he suggests ways of anticipating and dealing with these problems. He considers the crucial issues of the purpose of the catalog, the readers’ expectations, the feasibility of the project (as a function of money and time), and the standards one should set in terms of physical results. His understanding clearly comes from having dealt with institutions, librarians, designers, printers, and funders. As an award-winning designer himself, he understands the possibilities and . . .
The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, 2011
The Library Quarterly, 2001
Libraries & the Cultural Record, 2007
Information Design Journal, 1993
The range of topics of bibliographies is unlimited and, since bibliographies are produced for the... more The range of topics of bibliographies is unlimited and, since bibliographies are produced for the benefit and use of the reader, the compiler must present whatever data are relevant and organize it in a logical and useful fashion. Also, the work should be presented in a physical format which yields the greatest, most comfortable, and most aesthetic access to the data. The aim of the author and printer of a bibliography, Sidney Berger writes, should be the production of a useful and usable book. While the author must be concerned with the intellectual content and its organization, the book designer must concentrate on the physical elements of which bibliographies are composed--the type style and size, the size of the book, the arrangement of type and blank space on the page, ink color, and the weight, color, and gloss of the paper, etc. The optimum design of a bibliography is essentially the optimum use of typographic elements. This book discusses the basics of book typography and then goes on to describe types and formats of bibliographies. Berger presents brief discussions of the elements of design that bibliography compilers and designers must consider--drawing from many relevant sources to create a generalized conception of the ideal bibliography. This book is a gathering of sound ideas about book design into a convenient volume, with a focus on the particular problems that bibliographies present. It includes appendixes with numerous examples and illustrations. This volume is of great use to book designers, compilers of bibliographies, and publishers who wish to improve or maximize their bibliographical formats.
Man (1975), winner of the Royal Society of Literature Hememann Prize, and Rates of Exchange (1983... more Man (1975), winner of the Royal Society of Literature Hememann Prize, and Rates of Exchange (1983), which was short-listed for the Booker Prize. His other novels include Doctor Criminate (1992) and To the Hermitage (2000). He wrote short-fiction, satires and parodies. Among ...
The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, 1974
RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage, 2011
Kathleen Whitley’s The Gilded Page is a mixture of excellent and wretched, satisfying and frustra... more Kathleen Whitley’s The Gilded Page is a mixture of excellent and wretched, satisfying and frustrating.Let’s look at the excellent first. The content is amazing, filled with an abundance of information on the history and technique of gilding, coming from an experienced gilder. In 1969, D.F. McKenzie wrote his landmark essay “Printers of the Mind: Some Notes on Bibliographical Theories and Printing-House Practices”1 in which he talks about “the need for what might be called ‘scientific’ investigation in bibliography” which comes from “a strict regard for certain fixed bounds of physical fact” (p. 1). Among many other things this article . . .
Choice Reviews Online, 2014
The Library Quarterly, 2002
The Library Quarterly, 1999