The parts of a book in general, and the index in particular

Two reviews in one article!

Introduction

These may seem rather esoteric topics, but once you delve into them they are quite fascinating. What we think of as a book came about piecemeal as elements were added to it over the centuries. As for the index, which we probably take for granted, it could be and often was used as a means of “getting at” someone!

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