Indexers and Indexes in Fact and Fiction

By: Bell, Hazel

The index, taken for granted, perhaps considered boring - or not considered at all - is an essential part of a book. Indexers and Indexing takes a wry look at the history, uses and implications of this little-considered element of the book, and offers an anthology of amusing index extracts. Compiled by a professional indexer, it examines the history and development of the index, and highlights the debate and comment that the index has invited...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080208494X
• ISBN13: 9780802084941
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.5"