Forms, formats and the circulation of knowledge : British printscape's innovations, 1688-1832 / edited by Louisiane Ferlier, Bénédicte Miyamoto.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ferlier, Louisiane, editor.

Miyamoto, Bénédicte, editor.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Library of the written word ; 1874-4834 83.

Library of the written word. Handpress world ; 64.

Library of the written word, 1874-4834 ; volume 83

The handpress world ; volume 64

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Book industries and trade--Great Britain--History.

Book industries and trade.

Printing--Great Britain--History.

Printing.

Books--Great Britain--History.

Books.

Communication in learning and scholarship--Great Britain--History.

Communication in learning and scholarship.

Books and reading--Great Britain--History.

Books and reading.

Great Britain--Intellectual life.

Great Britain.

Intellectual life.

Genre:

Informational works.

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 297 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]

Summary:

"Forms, Formats and the Circulation of Knowledge explores the printscape - the mental mapping of knowledge in all its printed shapes - to chart the British networks of publishers, printers, copyright-holders, readers and authors. The transdisciplinary volume edited by Louisiane Ferlier and Bénédicte Miyamoto skilfully recovers innovations and practices in the book trade between 1688 and 1832. It investigates how print circulated information in a multitude of sizes and media, through an evolving framework of transactions. The authority of print is demonstrated by studies of prospectuses, blank forms, periodicals, pamphlets, globes, games and ephemera, uniquely gathered in 11 essays engaging in legal, economic, literary, and historical methodologies. The tight focus on material format reappraises a disorderly market accommodating a widening audience consumption"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

This book has its origins in two conferences: Forms and Formats: Experimenting with print, 1695-1815, (8-9 September 2014) held in Oxford at the Bodleian Library, Jesus College Fellows Library, and Oriel College Senior Library and Copyright and the Circulation of Knowledge: Industry Practices and Public Interests in Great Britain from the 18th Century to the Present, (7-8 October 2016) held at the Maison de la Recherche, University of Sorbonne-Nouvelle Paris 3 in 2017.

Other Format:

Online version: Forms, formats and the circulation of knowledge

ISBN:

9789004433663

900443366X

OCLC:

1176321787