Publishing Networks in France in the Early Era of Print

This book examines commercial and personal connections in the early modern book trade in Paris and northwestern France, ca. 1450-1550. The book market, commercial trade, and geo-political ties connected the towns of Paris, Caen, Angers, Rennes, and Nantes, making this a fertile area for the transference of different fields of knowledge via book culture. Diane Booton investigates various aspects of book production (typography and illustration), market (publishers and booksellers), and ownership (buyers and annotators) and describes commercial and intellectual dissemination via established pathways, drawing on primary and archival sources.

List of contents

Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Map of northwestern France; Introduction; Chapter 1 Profiting from a Breton Bestseller; Chapter 2 The (Re)use of Interchangeable Blocks; Chapter 3 Selling Books as a Breton Business; Chapter 4 Breton Diaspora and the Book Business; Chapter 5 Shaping a Reader's Library; Conclusions; Appendix; Bibliography; Index

About the author

Diane E. Booton, Ph.D., is an independent scholar specializing in the history of the book in late medieval and early modern Europe.

Summary

This book examines commercial and personal connections in the early modern book trade in Paris and northwestern France, ca. 1450–1550.

Report

"Booton skillfully guides the reader through the collaborative process of early modern print in a provincial context, restoring to our sight the importance of commercial imperatives in determining the final shape and form of the book." - Pollie Bromilow, University of Liverpool

Product details

• Authors: Diane E. Booton, Booton Diane E.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.01.2023
• EAN: 9781032476230
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3247623-0
• No. of pages: 270
• Series: The History of the Book
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Media Studies, France, European History, DESIGN / Graphic Arts / Typography, DESIGN / Book, DESIGN / Graphic Arts / Illustration, ART / History / General, HISTORY / Europe / France, LITERARY CRITICISM / Renaissance, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / French, c 1500 onwards to present day, Industrial / commercial art & design, Literary studies: general, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, c 1500 to c 1600, HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance, Design, Industrial and commercial arts, illustration, Publishing industry & book trade, Publishing and book trade