The systematic science and study of books, including their history, physical characteristics, origins, and cultural and intellectual significance.
From biblio- (Greek biblion 'book') + -logy (Greek logia 'study of'). A formal academic discipline that crystallized in the 19th century as book collecting became systematic and scholarly.
Bibliology is the reason we can prove which Shakespeare manuscripts are real—scholars can analyze paper, ink, and handwriting forensically to trace exactly where and when a book came into existence.
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