Brian Cummings is Anniversary Professor at the University of York. Before arriving at York, he was fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and then professor of English at the University of Sussex. He is a fellow of the British Academy and a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.
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Bibliophobia is a book about material books, how they are cared for, and how they are damaged, throughout the 5000-year history of writing from Sumeria to the smartphone. Bibliophobia is a global history, covering six continents and seven religions, desc... SEE MORE