H. S. Bennett

English Books and Readers 1475 to 1557

Being a Study in the History of the Book Trade from Caxton to the Incorporation of the Stationers' Company

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A history of books from Caxton to the incorporation of the Stationers' Company.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Revised
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 497g
• ISBN-13: 9780521379885
• ISBN-10: 0521379881
• Artikelnr.: 27987144

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue
1. Caxton and his literary heritage
2. Literacy
3. The regulation of the book trade
4. Patronage
5. The demand for books
6. The variety of books
7. Translations and translators
8. The printers
9. The printing of the book
Appendix I
Appendix II
Bibliography
General index
Index of passages.