How Long to Read Incunabula in the Westminster Abbey and Westminster School Libraries

How Long Does it Take to Read Incunabula in the Westminster Abbey and Westminster School Libraries?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 8 minutes to read Incunabula in the Westminster Abbey and Westminster School Libraries by Christopher D. Cook

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

"Westminster Abbey is closely connected with the early history of printing in England: England's first printer, William Caxton, had his workshop within the monastery walls. Both the Abbey and the adjacent Westminster School have profited by the learning and generosity of generations of bishops, deans, canons and teachers, who donated or bequeathed them their collections of incunabula. Eighty-five editions of books printed before 1501, including seventeen fragments, several of great rarity and importance, have been described in this volume ... They reflect the scholarly interests and collecting habits of their former owners, ranging widely in subject and originating from a variety of European presses. The descriptions, by Christopher D. Cook, pay much attention to copy-specific features. About half the volumes are in contemporary or near-contemporary bindings, mostly English, but several from the Continent, and these have been identified and described by Mirjam Foot. Many of the works have early annotations and/or marginal notes, bearing witness to their ownership and the use their readers made of them, as well as providing evidence for the importation of early books--bound and unbound--into England. A detailed bibliography, concordances with major catalogues of incunabula elsewhere, indexes of printers, publishers, donors and former owners (with short biographies), copy-specific features, binders and binding features, complete this useful and interesting volume"--

How long is Incunabula in the Westminster Abbey and Westminster School Libraries?

Incunabula in the Westminster Abbey and Westminster School Libraries by Christopher D. Cook is 185 pages long, and a total of 47,175 words.

This makes it 62% the length of the average book. It also has 58% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Incunabula in the Westminster Abbey and Westminster School Libraries Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 17 minutes to read Incunabula in the Westminster Abbey and Westminster School Libraries aloud.

What Reading Level is Incunabula in the Westminster Abbey and Westminster School Libraries?

Incunabula in the Westminster Abbey and Westminster School Libraries is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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