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Books were among the most artistically valuable and beautiful works of the middle Ages. The constant changes in production and their developing function over many centuries are extremely interesting for science. This includes the design of the codices, the working conditions and the role of the paper manufacturers, their working conditions as well as the readers' needs. All this aspects influenced the development of the book in various ways. Starting from late ancient codices up towards the Gutenberg Bible, Stephanie Hauschild gives a comprehensive insight into the practice of book production.