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The Production of Books in England 1350-1500

By Alexandra Gillespie , Daniel Wakelin (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2011
ISBN
0521889790, 9780521889797
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9615831 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in Palaeography and Codicology
Edition
1
Pages
396\398
Topic
History
Scanned
yes
Time added
2015-03-09 13:32:33
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Description

Between roughly 1350 and 1500, the English vernacular became established as a language of literary, bureaucratic, devotional and controversial writing; metropolitan artisans formed guilds for the production and sale of books for the first time; and Gutenberg's and eventually Caxton's printed books reached their first English consumers. This book gathers the best new work on manuscript books in England made during this crucial but neglected period. Its authors survey existing research, gather intensive new evidence and develop new approaches to key topics. The chapters cover the material conditions and economy of the book trade; amateur production both lay and religious; the effects of censorship; and the impact on English book production of manuscripts and artisans from elsewhere in the British Isles and Europe. A wide-ranging and innovative series of essays, this volume is a major contribution to the history of the book in medieval England.

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