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The book in the Renaissance / Andrew Pettegree.

By: Pettegree, Andrew
Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2010.Description: xvi, 421 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780300110098Subject(s): Book industries and trade -- Europe -- History -- 16th century | Book industries and trade -- Europe -- History -- To 1500 | Printing -- Europe -- History -- 16th century | Printing -- Europe -- History -- Origin and antecedents | Books -- Europe -- History -- 1450-1600 | Renaissance | Reformation -- Europe | Europe -- Intellectual lifeDDC classification: 070.5094
Contents:
The book world before print -- Gutenberg -- Renaissance encounters : the crisis of print -- The creation of a European book market -- Book town Wittenberg -- Luther's legacy -- First with the news -- Polite diversions -- At school -- The literature of conflict -- The search for order -- Market forces -- Science and exploration -- Healing -- Building a library -- Word and the street.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Book British Museum Prints and Drawings Shelves Gg.4.5 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available PD10000911
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The book world before print -- Gutenberg -- Renaissance encounters : the crisis of print -- The creation of a European book market -- Book town Wittenberg -- Luther's legacy -- First with the news -- Polite diversions -- At school -- The literature of conflict -- The search for order -- Market forces -- Science and exploration -- Healing -- Building a library -- Word and the street.