A Dictionary of Members of the Dublin Book Trade 1550-1800

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Oxford University Press
01 February 2001

Bibliographies, catalogues, discographies; Service industries; Publishing industry; Printing, packaging & reprographic industry

This dictionary attempts in nearly 2,200 entries to cover all workers in the various branches of the Dublin book trade until the Act of Union in 1800. All grades of workers from apprentice to master, and papermakers, engravers, hawkers and other peripheral traders are considered, as well as the all-important printers and booksellers. Entries naturally vary from one or two lines to one or two pages in length.

The aim is to illustrate the working life of each subject by reference to contemporary sources such as records of the stationer's Guild, state papers, imprints, newspaper advertisements, customers' accounts, etc, with documentation for each statement made. Entries will thus give practical clues to dating undated books, as well as provide a basis for further research into individual traders' work and the Dublin trade as a whole.

Some account of the history and organization of the Dublin Guild of St Luke (cutlers, painter-stainers, and stationers) appears as introduction.

By: Pollard
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 255mm, Width: 171mm, Spine: 54mm
Weight: 2g
ISBN: 9780948170119
ISBN 10: 0948170115
Pages: 724
Publication Date: 01 February 2001
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for A Dictionary of Members of the Dublin Book Trade 1550-1800

A more exacting review of the Irish book industry ... a superb assessment ... this formidable work deservedly requires scrupulous use, in conjunction with other recent reassessments of Irish printing and bookselling. * James Raven, Times Literary Supplement *