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Scholarship, commerce, religion : the learned book in the age of confessions, 1560-1630 / Ian Maclean.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Maclean, Ian, 1945-
Contributor:
Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.
Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Scholarly publishing--Europe--History--16th century.
Scholarly publishing.
Scholarly publishing--Europe--History--17th century.
Book industries and trade--Europe--History--16th century.
Book industries and trade.
Book industries and trade--Europe--History--17th century.
Communication in learning and scholarship--Europe--History--16th century.
Communication in learning and scholarship.
Communication in learning and scholarship--Europe--History--17th century.
History.
Europe.
Physical Description:
xiv, 380 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012.
Contents:
Setting the scene
In medias res : a literary agent in Frankfurt, 1606-1615
Authors, fields, and genres
Labor, impensa, emolumentum : the publisher of learned books
Controlling the market : temporal and ecclesiastical authorities
Sellers and purchasers : markets, distribution and collection-building
The rise and fall of the learned book market, 1560-1630
Postscript : then and now.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.
ISBN:
9780674062085
0674062086
OCLC:
758383789

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