The book in the Renaissance
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New Haven : Yale University Press, [2010].
ISBN
9780300110098, 030011009X
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Book industries and trade -- Europe -- History -- 16th century.
Book industries and trade -- Europe -- History -- To 1500.
Books -- Europe -- History -- 1450-1600.
Europe -- Intellectual life.
Printing -- Europe -- History -- 16th century.
Printing -- Europe -- History -- Origin and antecedents.
Reformation -- Europe.
Renaissance.
Book industries and trade -- Europe -- History -- To 1500.
Books -- Europe -- History -- 1450-1600.
Europe -- Intellectual life.
Printing -- Europe -- History -- 16th century.
Printing -- Europe -- History -- Origin and antecedents.
Reformation -- Europe.
Renaissance.
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2010].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xvi, 421 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780300110098, 030011009X
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [391]-407) and index.
Description
"The dawn of print was a major turning point in the early modern world. It rescued ancient learning from obscurity, transformed knowledge of the natural and physical world, and brought the thrill of book ownership to the masses. But, as Andrew Pettegree reveals, the story of the post-Guttenberg world was rather more complicated than we have often come to believe. The Book in the Renaissance reconstructs the first 150 years of the world of print, exploring the complex web of religious, economic and cultural concerns surrounding the printed word. From its very beginnings, the printed book had to straddle financial and religious imperatives, as well as the very different requirements and constraints of the many countries who embraced it, and, as Pettegree argues, the process was far from a runaway success. More than ideas, the success or failure of books depended upon patrons and markets, precarious strategies and the thwarting of piracy, and the ebb and flow of popular demand. Pettegree crafts an authoritative, lucid and truly pioneering work of cultural history illuminating one of the greatest developments in the evolution of European society."--Book jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Pettegree, A. (2010). The book in the Renaissance . Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Pettegree, Andrew. 2010. The Book in the Renaissance. Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Pettegree, Andrew. The Book in the Renaissance Yale University Press, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Pettegree, Andrew. The Book in the Renaissance Yale University Press, 2010.
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