Brian Richardson

Printing, Writers and Readers in Renaissance Italy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The first full-length study of printing, writing and reading at a crucial period in Italian and European culture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 415g
• ISBN-13: 9780521576932
• ISBN-10: 0521576938
• Artikelnr.: 21847585

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Printing and Book Production: 1. The arrival of printing and its techniques
2. Publishing, bookselling and the control of books
Part II. Writers and Print Culture: 3. Publication in print: patronage, contracts and privileges
4. From pen to print: writers and their use of the press
Part III. Readers and Print Culture: 5. Reading, buying and owning printed books
6. Printing for the reading public: form and content
Bibliography.