The Surface of Meaning

Robert Bringhurst takes us on another of his walking tours, this time through the bramble of English- and French-Canadian books and book design, from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Along the way, he discovers a genuine image trove of identity, culture and history. He creates a truly national survey by bringing Canada’s long history of Aboriginal storytelling into the cherished precinct of ‘the book’. The Surface of Meaning is a tribute to Canadian books and publishing.