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The printed book in Brittany, 1484-1600 / by Malcolm Walsby.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) Z145.B8 W35 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Walsby, Malcolm.
- Series:
- Library of the written word ; 14.
- Library of the written word. Handpress world ; 8.
- Library of the written word, 1874-4834 ; v. 14
- The handpress world ; v. 8
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Printing--France--Brittany--History--16th century.
- Printing.
- Printing--France--Brittany--History--Origin and antecedents.
- Books--France--Brittany--History--1450-1600.
- Books.
- Books and reading--France--Brittany--History--16th century.
- Books and reading.
- Early printed books--France--Brittany--16th century--Bibliography.
- Early printed books.
- History.
- Brittany (France)--Imprints--History.
- Brittany (France).
- France--Brittany.
- Genre:
- Bibliographies.
- Physical Description:
- 391 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
- Summary:
- This, the fourteenth volume of the Library of the series covers the rise, growth, and decline of early presses, books, and book sellers in Brittany. The printing industry developed quickly in France, and the first Breton press was established in 1485. A powerful, populous, and effectively independent duchy, Brittany served as an important diplomatic link between France and England. Walsby (History, U. of St. Andrews) analyzes the economics of provincial book production and dissemination of printed books within the duchy, the effects of booksellers, war, and the reformation in this in-depth study of the role of presses in printed books in 15th and 16th century Brittany. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- A false dawn : the incunabula era
- The disappearance of the presses
- The rebirth of printing
- A new business model
- The Breton book world
- Ownership, readership, and authorship
- Printers, booksellers, and Protestantism
- The wars of the league : pamphlets and the transformation of the presses.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9789004204515
- 9004204512
- OCLC:
- 720259166
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