[PDF] The History Of The Book In The West 1455 1700 eBook

Author : Ian Gadd
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 35,28 MB
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : History
ISBN : 1351888250

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Beginning with one of the crucial technological breakthroughs of Western history - the development of moveable type by Johann Gutenberg - The History of the Book in the West 1455-1700 covers the period that saw the growth and consolidation of the printed book as a significant feature of Western European culture and society. The volume collects together seventeen key articles, written by leading scholars during the past five decades, that together survey a wide range of topics, such as typography, economics, regulation, bookselling, and reading practices. Books, whether printed or in manuscript, played a major role in the religious, political, and intellectual upheavals of the period, and understanding how books were made, distributed, and encountered provides valuable new insights into the history of Western Europe in the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries.

Author : Taylor & Francis Group
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 44,71 MB
Release : 2019-05-31
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ISBN : 9781138378490

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Beginning with one of the crucial technological breakthroughs of Western history - the development of moveable type by Johann Gutenberg - The History of the Book in the West 1455-1700 covers the period that saw the growth and consolidation of the printed book as a significant feature of Western European culture and society. The volume collects together seventeen key articles, written by leading scholars during the past five decades, that together survey a wide range of topics, such as typography, economics, regulation, bookselling, and reading practices. Books, whether printed or in manuscript, played a major role in the religious, political, and intellectual upheavals of the period, and understanding how books were made, distributed, and encountered provides valuable new insights into the history of Western Europe in the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries.

Author : Alexis Weedon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 22,61 MB
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN :

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The essays in this volume cover the crucial period that saw the growth and consolidation of the printed book as a significant feature of Western European culture and society, following the development of moveable type by Johann Gutenberg. Written by leading scholars during the past five decades, the articles cover topics such as typography, economics, regulation, bookselling, and reading practices.

Author : Pamela Robinson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 607 pages
File Size : 47,20 MB
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : History
ISBN : 1351888137

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This selection of papers by major scholars introduces students to the history of the book in the West from late Antiquity to the publication of the Gutenberg Bible and the beginning of the print revolution. The collection opens with wide-ranging papers on handwriting and the physical make-up of the book. In the second group of papers the emphasis is on the ’look’ of the book, complemented by a third group dealing with scribes, readers and the availability of books. The editors’ introduction provides an overview of the medieval book.

Author : Eleanor F. Shevlin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 38,48 MB
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : History
ISBN : 1351888226

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Influenced by Enlightenment principles and commercial transformations, the history of the book in the eighteenth century witnessed not only the final decades of the hand-press era but also developments and practices that pointed to its future: ’the foundations of modern copyright; a rapid growth in the publication, circulation, and reading of periodicals; the promotion of niche marketing; alterations to distribution networks; and the emergence of the publisher as a central figure in the book trade, to name a few.’ The pace and extent of these changes varied greatly within the different sociopolitical contexts across the western world. The volume’s twenty-four articles, many of which proffer broader theoretical implications beyond their specific focus, highlight the era’s range of developments. Complementing these articles, the introductory essay provides an overview of the eighteenth-century book and milestones in its history during this period while simultaneously identifying potential directions for new scholarship.

Author : Jane Roberts
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 12,96 MB
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN :

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The articles in this volume highlight the developments in the history of the book in the eighteenth century: the foundations of modern copyright; a rapid growth in the publication, circulation and reading of periodicals; the promotion of niche marketing; alterations to distribution networks; and the emergence of the publisher as a central figure in the book trade.