The book in the Renaissance

The book in the Renaissance / Andrew Pettegree.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pettegree, Andrew
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2010.
Subjects:
Book industries and trade > Europe > History > 16th century.
Book industries and trade > Europe > History > To 1500.
Printing > Europe > History > 16th century.
Printing > Europe > History > Origin and antecedents.
Books > Europe > History > 1450-1600.
Renaissance.
Reformation > Europe.
Europe > Intellectual life.
Table of Contents:
  • The book world before print
  • The invention of printing
  • Renaissance encounters : the crisis of print
  • The creation of a European book market
  • Book town Wittenberg
  • Luther's legacy
  • First with the news
  • Polite recreations
  • At school
  • The literature of conflict
  • The search for order
  • Market forces
  • Science and exploration
  • Healing
  • Building a library
  • Word and the street.

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