Book Production and Publishing in Britain 1375-1475 (Cambridge Studies in Publishing and Printing History) [Hardcover]

Jeremy Griffiths (Editor), Derek Pearsall (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 0521257360 | ISBN-13: 978-0521257367 | Publication Date: July 28, 1989

This series of studies, by experts in the relevant fields, comprehensively and systematically examines British book production and publishing in the hundred years before the introduction of printing. The terms 'book' and 'publishing' are usually employed in reference to the products of the printing press. This collection of essays, however, deals with the manuscript book, its materials and make-up, the people who made, commissioned and read such books, the kinds of reading matter they wanted, and the way books catered for - and created - the reading and book-buying public. Special attention is paid to the increasing systemization and commercialization of production. These essays constitute a valuable work of reference for scholars and students in a wide range of disciplines.

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Book Description

This series of studies, by experts in the relevant fields, comprehensively and systematically examines British book production and publishing in the hundred years before the introduction of printing. Special attention is paid to the increasing systemization and commercialization of production. These essays constitute a valuable work of reference for scholars and students in a wide range of disciplines.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 484 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (July 28, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521257360
• ISBN-13: 978-0521257367
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,434,044 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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