Blake, William. 1757-1827. English mystical poet and engraver of his own books. Marriage of Heaven and Hell 1790-3. Job 1821. Dante’s Divine Comedy 1825.

Book of Common Prayer. 1549. Church of England official prayer book.

Book of Concord. 1580. Lutheran liturgy: Apostles’ Creed, Nicene Creeds, Augsburg Confession.

Book of the Dead. 24-16C BC. Egyptian prayers and spells buried with deceased.

Browning, Robert. 1812-89. English epic poet: Ring and the Book.

Burning of the Books. 213BC. Chinese censorship. To erase all history before reign of Shih Huang-ti.

Caxton, William. c1422-91. Printed first English book 1473/4. First printer in England, 1476. Published Chaucer, Aesop. First woodcuts appear in Game and Playe of Chesse 1476. First poster 1477.

Chambers, William and Robert. 19C.Scottish reference book publishers.

Chippendale, Thomas. 1718-79. English neoclassical furniture designer. Book of Patterns, 1752.

Chu Hsi. 1130-1200. Chinese Neo-Confucian. Four Books 1189. Individual goodness can be brought out by study of the classics.

Concord, Book of. 1580. Synthesis of creeds and catechisms of Lutheranism.

Deuteronomy. 5th Book of Bible. Includes 10 Commandments and other laws. Law code found c622BC in Temple of Jerusalem.

Dharma-sastra. 8C BC. Sanskrit books of Hindu family law.

Domesday Book. 1086. Census and survey of England. Ordered by William I as basis for taxation.

Fibonacci, Leonardo. 1170-1240. Pisa mathematician. Book of Abacus 1202. Fibonacci Numbers 1203. Practica Geometrica 1220.

Firdusi. c930-c1020. Persian epic poet. Book of Kings 1010.

Fouquet, Jean. 1420-70. French miniaturist. Book of Hours 1450. Charles VII 1445.

Gris, Juan. 1887-1927. Spanish Cubist painter. Guitar, Book and Newspaper 1920.

Grolier, Jean. 1479-1565. French collector of 3000 book library.

Harvard, John. 1607-38. Endowed University with £800 + 320 books.

Hermetic Texts. 1/3 C Egyptian astrology and magic books.

I Ching. 12C BC. Supplement 475BC. Chinese Book of Changes. 64 hexagrams used for divination. Early ethics, philosophy text.

Incunabula. Books printed before 1500. Caxton. Gutenberg.

Index Expurgatorius. 1601- Vatican list of books to be expurgated.

Kipling, Rudyard. 1865-1936. English/Indian writer. Compelling, emotional, poetic. Jungle Book 1894. Kim 1901. Imperialist:- “White Man’s Burden”.

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