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The French Booktrade and the 'Permission Simple' of 1777 - Copyright and Public Domain with an Edition of the Permit Registers

English · Hardback

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In 1777 a series of royal decrees heralded the restructuring of the French booktrade. An important innovation was the creation of a public domain for certain kinds of books whose privilège (or 'copyright') had expired. In order not to relinquish control over a vast category of books, the government decided to implement a new kind of printing and publishing permit - the 'permission simple'. As historian and bibliologist, the author examines the many issues involved in the implementation of the permit, explaining the circumstances that led to the creation of a public domain, the economic policies of the government with respect to the 'permission simple', and what exactly the procedures entailed. Other issues concerning the permit are also covered: edition runs; a number of illicit activities; the relationship of free trade, the physiocrats and Turgot to booktrade policies; the significance of Diderot's Lettre sur le commerce de la librairie. The study is largely based on hitherto unpublished sources and on books printed by virtue of the permit. Included in the volume is an edition of the 'permission simple' ledgers. This is the first time that the registers of an entire category of French books printed by virtue of a given authorisation have been published. They contain references to nearly two thousand editions - many today lost - of a wide variety of works. The entries are invaluable for the information they provide about the output of many important provincial printers and booksellers. Together the two registers provide a unique picture of French book production during the dozen years or so preceding the Revolution.

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In order not to relinquish control over a vast category of books, the government decided to implement a new kind of printing and publishing permit – the ‘permission simple’.

Product details

Authors Robert L Dawson, Robert L. Dawson
Publisher Liverpool University Press
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 01.01.1992
 
EAN 9780729404419
ISBN 978-0-7294-0441-9
No. of pages 744
Weight 1310 g
Illustrations Ill.
Series Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment
Subject Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics

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