Manuscripts, Market and the Transition to Print in Late Medieval - Brittan

This volume surveys the production and marketing of non-monastic manuscripts and printed books over 150 years in late medieval Brittany. Through analysis of the physical aspects of Breton manuscripts and books, and of the prices, wages and commissions associated with their manufacture, Diane Booton exposes connections between the tangible cultural

List of contents

Contents: Introduction; The economics of manuscript-making; The illuminated page; Printing and the market; Ducal patronage and ownership; Breton book collectors; Readership and patterns of collecting; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Indexes.

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. She has published on manuscript production, illumination and patronage.

Summary

This volume surveys the production and marketing of non-monastic manuscripts and printed books over 150 years in late medieval Brittany. Through analysis of the physical aspects of Breton manuscripts and books, and of the prices, wages and commissions associated with their manufacture, Diane Booton exposes connections between the tangible cultural

Product details

• Authors: Diane E. Booton, Booton Diane E.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032919331
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3291933-1
• No. of pages: 490
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; France, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Social and cultural history