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Booksellers and printers in provincial France, 1470-1600 / by Malcolm Walsby.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Walsby, Malcolm, author.
Series:
Library of the written word ; Volume 87.
Library of the written word ; Volume 87
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Book industries and trade--France--History--To 1500.
Book industries and trade.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (x, 901 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Place of Publication:
Leiden, The Netherlands ; London : Brill, [2021]
Summary:
"Booksellers and Printers in Provincial France 1470-1600 is the first comprehensive guide to the Renaissance French book trade outside of Paris and Lyon. This volume presents short biographies for over 2700 booksellers, printers and bookbinders - over sixty of whom are identified as fictitious. The biographies are accompanied wherever possible by the details of commercial partnerships, the type used by printers and reproductions of over a hundred signatures. The book provides the details of over 600 women who either married into the trade or were independently active. The introductory essay analyses the nature, evolution and geographic dispersion of the members of the trade. It is an indispensable tool for understanding the French Renaissance book world"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
French Booksellers and Printers and the Provincial Book Trade during the Renaissance
Booksellers and Printers in Provincial France
A Diverse Group
Women in the Provincial Book Trade
Commercial Relationships
Fictitious Printers and Bookseller
A Guide to the Dictionary
The Source
Table of Abbreviations and Bibliography
Booksellers, Printers, and Bookbinders of Provincial France, 1470-1600
Index of Booksellers and Printers Falsely Indicated as Being Active in Provincial France during the Sixteenth Century
Index of Family Trees
Index Cognominum
Index of Women Booksellers and Printers Active Independently
Index of Women Named as Having Married Male Booksellers and Printers
Index of Illustrations.
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
90-04-32414-3

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