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Publishing, Politics, and Culture: The King's Printers in the Reign of James I and VI
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rees, Graham, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- King's Printing House (England)--History.
- King's Printing House (England).
- Great Britain--History--James I, 1603-1625.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 280 p.) : ill.
- Other Title:
- Publishing, politics, and culture
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Based on hitherto unexplored and unpublished legal and business records, this study presents a full account of London printing firms in the reign of James I. In particular it examines the businesses of men associated with that crucial instrument of cultural production - the King's Printing House.
- Contents:
- The King's Printers : monopolies, business, and lawsuits
- Printing, litigation, prison
- Resources human and material
- The King's Printers' Bible and Book of common prayer monopoly
- Special editions 1616-1620 : folios fit for a king
- 1620 : the King's Printers' Annus mirabilis
- The King's Printers' methods
- Stockholding, shops, and sales
- John Norton, John Bill, and the Frankfurt catalogues
- John Norton, and John Bill : international trade
- Afterword : King James I and VI, and his printers.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780191722233 (ebook) :
- 0191722235 (ebook) :
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