Cambridge History of the Book in Britain

Klappentext The history of the book from 1400 1557: the transition from manuscripts to printed books. Zusammenfassung Between the death of Chaucer in 1400 and the incorporation of the Stationers' Company in 1557! manuscript culture gave way to printed books. This volume traces the transition and discerns patterns of where! why and how books were written! printed! bound! acquired! read and passed from hand to hand.

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• Authors: Richard Gameson, Lotte Hellinga, Lotte Trapp Hellinga, Nigel J. Morgan, Rodney M. Thomson
• Assisted by: Lotte Hellinga (Editor), D. F. McKenzie (Editor), J. B. Trapp (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.12.1999
• EAN: 9780521573467
• ISBN: 978-0-521-57346-7
• No. of pages: 832
• Series: Cambridge History of the Book; Cambridge History of the Book; The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain; The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain 7 Volume Hardback Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism