The book in the Renaissance / Andrew Pettegree.
2010
Z291.3 .P48 2010 (Mapit)
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Title
The book in the Renaissance / Andrew Pettegree.
Author
Pettegree, Andrew.
ISBN
9780300110098
030011009X
030011009X
Imprint
New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, c2010.
Language
English
Description
xvi, 421 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
Z291.3 .P48 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
070.5094
Summary
"The dawn of print was a major turning point in the early modern world. It rescued ancient learning from obscurity, transformed knowledge of the natural and physical world, and brought the thrill of book ownership to the masses. But, as Andrew Pettegree reveals, the story of the post-Guttenberg world was rather more complicated than we have often come to believe. The Book in the Renaissance reconstructs the first 150 years of the world of print, exploring the complex web of religious, economic and cultural concerns surrounding the printed word. From its very beginnings, the printed book had to straddle financial and religious imperatives, as well as the very different requirements and constraints of the many countries who embraced it, and, as Pettegree argues, the process was far from a runaway success. More than ideas, the success or failure of books depended upon patrons and markets, precarious strategies and the thwarting of piracy, and the ebb and flow of popular demand. Pettegree crafts an authoritative, lucid and truly pioneering work of cultural history illuminating one of the greatest developments in the evolution of European society."--Book jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
pt. 1. Beginnings
The book before print
The invention of printing
Renaissance encounters : the crisis of print
pt. 2. Consolidation
The creation of a European book market
Book town Wittenberg
Luther's legacy
First with the news
Polite recreations
At school
pt. 3. Conflict
The literature of conflict
The search for order
Market forces
pt. 4. New worlds
Science and exploration
Healing
Building a library
Word and the street
A note on sources : Mapping the geography of print
Appendix : A summary of printed outputs throughout Europe, 1450-1600.
The book before print
The invention of printing
Renaissance encounters : the crisis of print
pt. 2. Consolidation
The creation of a European book market
Book town Wittenberg
Luther's legacy
First with the news
Polite recreations
At school
pt. 3. Conflict
The literature of conflict
The search for order
Market forces
pt. 4. New worlds
Science and exploration
Healing
Building a library
Word and the street
A note on sources : Mapping the geography of print
Appendix : A summary of printed outputs throughout Europe, 1450-1600.