Paper Stories – Paper and Book History in Early Modern Europe

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Open Access This peer-reviewed conference volume examines paper and material aspects of the written word in early modern Europe. The collection is designed around three thematic strands, based on the lifecycle of handwritten documents and manuscripts and printed books: first, production of paper, second production of books and manuscripts and third, trade and exchange, and ownership of manuscripts and books. By tracing the history of paper, books and collections through case studies of historically important objects, the authors identify agents and hotspots of production, trade and ownership from both centres and peripheries of Europe from the late Middle Ages until the beginning of industrialisation. They thereby address material aspects of documents, manuscripts and books, as well as object biography, from an interdisciplinary viewpoint. By doing so this volume provides insight into actual practices of the past and the material history of written texts. Contents Introduction Production of Paper The Rise of Paper The Impacts of Paper’s Abundance, 1450–1650 Regional Characteristics of 16th- and 17th-Century European Printing Paper Mechanising Handmade Paper Describing and Representing Watermarks Production of Books and Manuscripts Continuity and Change in Bindings and Book-Size Travelling Books Missale Nidrosiense, 1519 Frost Fairs and Laki Trade, Exchange and Ownership Agents as a Connection between the Book Markets of Basle, Paris and Lyon in the Period of the Transition from the Middle Ages to Modern Times Manuscript Production in 17th-Century Iceland Paper Use and Reuse in Early 18th-Century Iceland and Denmark A Witch Finderʼs Archive in 17th-Century Iceland The Paper Thief, the Headmaster and Comet C/1652 Y1 Many Pages, Much Ink Rough Seas in Tattered Manuscripts Postscript Between the Lines Notes on Contributors Index of Personal Names Appendix: Colour Images