English Books and Readers 1475 to 1557: Being a Study in the History of the Book Trade from Caxton to...

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H. S. Bennett (University of Cambridge)

English Books and Readers 1475 to 1557

Being a Study in the History of the Book Trade from Caxton to the Incorporation of the Stationers'...

H. S. Bennett (University of Cambridge)

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English

Cambridge University Press
09 April 1990

Social & cultural history; Industry & industrial studies; Printing, packaging & reprographic industry

Series: English Books and Readers 3 Volume Set

This classic work, first published in 1952, covers in detail the history of books from Caxton down to the incorporation of the Stationers' Company, discussing the evidence for public literacy, the regulation of the book trade, the demand for books, the authors, translators, and printers of early books, and their methods. It is a history of society at the opening of the Art of Printing, without which civilization as we know it could hardly have taken shape at all - a chapter in the human story, unique in its significance and remarkably obscure before this book was first published.

By: H. S. Bennett (University of Cambridge)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 440g
ISBN: 9780521379885
ISBN 10: 0521379881
Series: English Books and Readers 3 Volume Set
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 09 April 1990
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Replaced By: 9780521379915
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Prologue; 1. Caxton and his literary heritage; 2. Literacy; 3. The regulation of the book trade; 4. Patronage; 5. The demand for books; 6. The variety of books; 7. Translations and translators; 8. The printers; 9. The printing of the book; Appendix I; Appendix II; Bibliography; General index; Index of passages.

Reviews for English Books and Readers 1475 to 1557: Being a Study in the History of the Book Trade from Caxton to the Incorporation of the Stationers' Company

Review of the hardback: 'He has brought a clear head and an infinite capacity for taking pains to the sifting and orderly presentation of his evidence, which he has distilled into 238 closely reasoned pages ... It will be a standard reference-book; a lucidly arranged collection of passages illustrating literacy, the regulation of the book trade, and the aims and methods of authors, translators and printers.' The Times Literary Supplement