The Cambridge history of the book in Britain
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- Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c1999-
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- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Introduction John Barnard-- Part I. Religion and Politics: 1. Religious publishing in England 1557-1640 Patrick Collinson, Arnold Hunt and Alexandra Walsham-- 2. Religious publishing in England c. 1640-1695 Ian Green and Kate Peters-- Part II. Oral Traditions and Scribal Culture: 3. Oral and scribal texts in early modern England Harold Love-- 4. John Donne and the circulation of manuscripts Peter Beal-- 5. Music books Mary Chan-- Part III. Literature of the Learned: 6. The Latin trade Julian Roberts-- 7. Patronage and the printing of learned works for the author Graham Parry-- 8. University printing at Oxford and Cambridge David McKitterick-- 9. Editing the past: classical and historical scholarship Nicolas Barker-- 10. Maps and atlases Laurence Worms-- 11. The literature of travel Michael Brennan-- 12. Science and the book Adrian Johns-- 13. Samuel Hartlib and the commonwealth of learning Mark Greengrass-- 14. Ownership, private and public libraries Elisabeth Leedham-Green and David McKitterick-- 15. Monastic collections and their disposal James P. Carley-- Part IV. Literary Canons: 16. Literature, the playhouse and the public John Pitcher-- 17. Milton Joad Raymond-- 18. The Restoration poetic and dramatic canon Paul Hammond-- 19. Non-conformist voices Nigel Smith-- 20. Women writing and women written Maureen Bell-- Part V. Vernacular Traditions: 21. The Bible trade B. J. McMullin-- 22. English law books and legal publishing J. H. Baker-- 23. ABCs, almanacs, ballads, chapbooks, popular piety and textbooks R. C. Simmons-- 24. Books for daily life: household, husbandry, behaviour Lynette Hunter-- 25. The creation of the periodical press 1620-1695 Carolyn Nelson and Matthew Seccombe-- Part VI. The Business of Print: 26. Printing and publishing 1557-1700: constraints on the London book trades D. F. McKenzie-- 27. The economic context 1557-1695 James Raven-- 28. French paper in English books John Bidwell-- 29. The old English letter foundries Nicolas Barker-- 30. Bookbinding Mirjam M. Foot-- 31. Mise-en-page, illustration, expressive form: Introduction Maureen Bell-- Paratextual features of printed books Randall Anderson-- The typography of Hobbes's Leviathan Peter Campbell-- The Polyglot Bible Nicolas Barker-- The look of news: Popish Plot narratives 1678-1680 Harold Love-- Sir Roger L'Estrange: the journalism of orality T.A. Birrell-- Part VII. Beyond London: Production, Distribution, Reception: 32. The English provinces John Barnard and Maureen Bell-- 33. Scotland Jonquil Bevan-- 34. The book in Ireland from the Tudor re-conquest to the Battle of the Boyne Robert Welch-- 35. Wales Philip Henry Jones-- 36. British books abroad: the Continent Paul Hoftijzer-- 37. British books abroad: the American colonies Hugh Amory-- Part VIII. Disruption and Restructuring: The Late Seventeenth-Century Book Trade: 38. The stationers and the printing acts at the end of the seventeenth century Michael Treadwell-- Statistical appendices: 1. Statistical tables-- 2. Stationers' company apprentices C. Y. Ferdinand.
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- Introduction L. Hellinga and J. B. Trapp-- 1. Literacy, books and readers J. B. Trapp-- 2. Foreign illuminators and illuminated manuscripts J. J. G. Alexander-- 3. Printing L. Hellinga-- 4. Bookbinding 1400-1557 M. M. Foot-- 5. The rise of London's book trade C. Paul Christianson-- 6. The customs rolls as documents for the printed-book trade in England Paul Needham-- 7. The book trade under Edward VI and Mary I John N. King-- 8. Importation of printed books Margaret Lane Ford-- 9. Private ownership of printed books Margaret Lane Ford-- 10. Monastic libraries: 1400-1557 David N. Bell-- 11. The royal collections to 1461 Jenny Stratford-- 12. The Royal Library from Edward IV to Henry VII Janet Backhouse-- 13. The Royal Library under Henry VIII James P. Carley-- 14. The humanist book J. B. Trapp-- 15. University libraries and booksellers Elisabeth Leedham-Green-- 16. Text-books in the universities Kristian Jensen-- 17. Text-books: a case study: logic E. J. Ashworth-- 18. The canon law R. H. Helmholz-- 19. The civil law A. Wijffels-- 20. The books of the common law J. H. Baker-- 21. Medicine and science Peter M. Jones-- 22. Schools and schoolbooks Nicholas Orme-- 23. Practical books for the gentleman George R. Keiser-- 24. Devotional literature Mary C. Erler-- 25. Gentlewomen's reading Carol M. Meale and Julia Boffey-- 26. Music John Milsom-- 27. Literary texts Julia Boffey and A. S. G. Edwards-- 28. Press, politics and religion Pamela Neville-Sington-- Appendix-- Bibliography-- Indexes.
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- Preface-- Part I. The Roles of Books: 1. Books and society Christopher de Hamel-- 2. Language and literacy Rodney M. Thomson and Nigel Morgan-- Part II. Book Production: 3. The format of books: books, booklets and rolls Pamela Robinson-- 4. Layout and presentation of the text M. B. Parkes-- 5. Technology of production of the manuscript book: I Parchment and ruling Rodney M. Thomson-- II Illumination Nigel Morgan-- III Binding Michael Gullick and Nicholas Hadcraft-- 6. Handwriting in English books c. 1100-1425 M. B. Parkes-- 7. Monastic and Cathedral book production Rodney M. Thomson-- 8. Urban production of manuscript books and the role of the university towns Michael Michael-- Part III. Readership, Libraries, Texts and Contexts: 9. Library catalogues and indexes Richard Sharpe-- 10. University and monastic texts: I Biblical exegesis, theology, and philosophy Jeremy Catto-- II Latin poetry, satires, fables and grammar Jan Ziolkowski-- III Encyclopaedias Michael Twomey-- 11. Law Nigel Ramsay-- 12. Books for the liturgy and private prayer Nigel Morgan-- 13. Compilations for preaching and Lollard literature: I Compilations for preaching Alan Fletcher-- II Lollard literature Anne Hudson-- 14. Spiritual writings and religious instruction Alexandra Barratt-- 15. Vernacular literature and its readership: I Anglo-Norman Tony Hunt-- II Middle English Julia Boffey and A. S. G. Edwards-- III Welsh Daniel Huws-- 16. History and history books Geoffrey Martin and Rodney M. Thomson-- 17. Archive books Nigel Ramsay-- 18. Scientific and medical writings Charles Burnett and Peter Jones-- 19. Music Nicolas Bell-- 20. Illustration and decoration Martin Kauffman-- Bibliography-- General index-- Index of manuscripts-- Plates.
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- Introduction Michael F. Suarez, S. J.-- Part I. Quantity and Nature of Printed Matter: 1. Toward a bibliometric analysis of the surviving record, 1701-1800 Michael F. Suarez, S. J.-- 2. Printed ephemera Michael Twyman-- Part II. Economic, Legal and Cultural Context: 3. The book as a commodity James Raven-- 4. Copyright, authors and censorship Mark Rose-- 5. The rise of the professional author? Dustin Griffin-- 6. Women and print: readers, writers, and the market Isobel Grundy-- Part III. The Technologies and Aesthetics of Book Production: 7. The technologies of printing James Mosley-- 8. The industrialisation of the paper trade John Bidwell-- 9. A year's work in the London printing house of the Bowyers Keith Maslen-- 10. Book illustration and the world of prints Tim Clayton-- 11. The morphology of the page Nicolas Barker-- 12. Bookbinding in the eighteenth century (1695-1830) Nicholas Pickwoad-- Part IV. The Book Trade and its Markets: A. London and the 'Country': 13. London and the central sites of the English book trade 1695-1830 James Raven-- 14. Personnel within the London book trades: evidence from the Stationers' Company Michael L. Turner-- 15. The English provincial book trade: evidence from the British Book Trade Index Maureen Bell and John Hinks-- 16. The Scottish book trade Iain Beavan and Warren McDougall-- 17. Printing in Ireland Charles Benson-- B. Two Case Studies: 18. The craft, the craftsman, and the crafty man: Richard Francklin (active 1718-1765) James J. Caudle-- 19. The Longmans Asa Briggs-- C. Serial Publication and the Trade: 20. London newspapers 1695-1830 Michael Harris-- 21. Newspapers and the sale of books in the provinces C. Y. Ferdinand-- 22. British commercial and financial journalism before 1800 John McCusker-- 23. Distribution - the case of William Tayler Michael L. Turner-- 24. Periodicals and the trade 1694-1780 James Tierney-- 25. Periodicals and the trade 1780-1830 Brian Maidment-- D. The International Market: 26. Continental imports to Britain 1695-1740 P. G. Hoftijzer and O. S. Lankhorst-- 27. The English book on the Continent Bernhard Fabian and Marie-Luis Spieckermann-- 28. The British book in North America 1695-1840 James N. Green-- 29. The British book in India 1695-1830 Graham Shaw-- Part V. Books and their Readers: A. Religious Books: 30. Religious publishing Isabel Rivers-- 31. The Bible trade B. J. McMullin-- 32. The publishing and distribution of religious books by voluntary associations: from the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge to the British and Foreign Bible Society Scott Mandelbrote-- B. Literature and the Culture of Letters: 33. Book reviewing Antonia Forster-- 34. English literature 1695-1773 Michael F. Suarez, S. J.-- 35. British literature 1773-1830 Kathryn Sutherland-- 36. Scholarly editing: patristics, classical literature and Shakespeare Marcus Walsh-- 37. The reprint trade Tom Bonnell-- C. Specialist Books and Markets: 38. Collecting and the antiquarian book trade Richard Landon-- 39. The Stationers' Company and the almanack trade Robin Myers-- 40. Children's books and school books Andrea Immel-- 41. Music David Hunter-- 42. Maps and atlases in Britain 1690-1830 Yolande Hodson-- 43. Enlarging the prospects of happiness: travel reading and travel writing 1695-1830 Shef Rogers-- 44. Law books Wilfrid Prest-- 45. Philosophical books 1695-1830 John Valdimir Price-- 46. Scientific and medical books to 1780 Alice Walters-- 47. Scientific and medical books 1800-1830 John Topham-- 48. Radical publishing Marcus Wood-- 49. Mining the archive: a guide to present and future book-historical research resources Michael F. Suarez, S. J.-- Bibliography-- Index.
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- Introduction David McKitterick-- 1. Changes in the look of the book David McKitterick-- 2. The illustration revolution Michael Twyman-- 3. The serial revolution Graham Law and Robert L. Patten-- 4. Authorship Patrick Leary and Andrew Nash-- 5. Copyright Catherine Seville-- 6. Distribution Stephen Colclough-- 7. Reading Stephen Colclough and David Vincent-- 8. Mass markets: religion Michael Ledger-Lomas-- 9. Mass markets: education Christopher Stray and Gillian Sutherland-- 10. Mass markets: children's books Brian Alderson and Andrea Immel-- 11. Mass markets: literature Simon Eliot and Andrew Nash-- 12. Publishing science, technology and mathematics James A. Secord-- 13. Publishing for leisure Victoria Cooper and Dave Russell-- 14. Publishing for the professions David McKitterick-- 15. Organised knowledge David McKitterick-- 16. The information revolution Aileen Fyfe-- 17. A place in the world John Barnes, Bill Bell, Rimi Chatterjee, Wallace Kirsop and Michael Winship-- 18. A place in time David McKitterick-- 19. A publishing year - 1891 Simon Eliot and Richard Freebury-- 20. Where do we go from here? William St Clair-- Bibliography-- Index.
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- Preface-- 1. From Vindolanda to Domesday: the book in Britain from the Romans to the Normans Richard Gameson-- Part I. The Making of Books: 2. The material fabric of early British books Richard Gameson-- 3. Anglo-Saxon scribes and scriptoria Richard Gameson-- 4. Writing in the insular world Michelle P. Brown-- 5. Script in Wales, Scotland and Cornwall Helen McKee-- 6. English vernacular script Julia Crick-- 7. Latin script in England c.900-1100: a. Square minuscule David Ganz-- b. English Caroline minuscule Rebecca Rushforth-- c. The Norman Conquest and handwriting in England to 1100 Teresa Webber-- 8. The design and decoration of Insular gospel-books and other liturgical manuscripts, c.600-900 Nancy Netzer-- 9. The decoration of the earliest Welsh manuscripts Nancy Edwards-- 10. Book decoration in England, c.871-c.1100 Richard Gameson-- 11. Book-bindings Michael Gullick-- Part II. The Circulation of Books: 12. Exchanges between England and the Continent in the early Middle Ages Rosamond McKitterick-- 13. The circulation of books between England and the Celtic realms Helen McKee-- 14. The circulation of books between England and the Continent, c.871-c.1100 Richard Gameson-- Part III. Types of Books and their Uses: 15. The book in Roman Britain R. S. O. Tomlin-- 16. The use of the book in Wales, c.400-1100 T. M. Charles-Edwards-- 17. The Biblical manuscripts of Anglo-Saxon England Richard Marsden-- 18. Anglo-Saxon Gospel books, c.900-1066 Patrick McGurk-- 19. Liturgical books Richard Pfaff-- 20. Anglo-Saxon prayerbooks Barbara Raw-- 21. Psalters Jane Toswell-- 22. Music books Susan Rankin-- 23. Anglo-Saxon schoolbooks Scott Gwara-- 24. Lawbooks Patrick Wormald-- 25. Manuscripts of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Simon Keynes-- 26. Old English homiliaries and poetic manuscripts Donald Scragg-- Part IV. Collections of Books: 27. Patrick, apostle of Ireland David Howlett-- 28. The library of Iona at the time of Adomnan Thomas O'Loughlin-- 29. Literacy in Anglo-Saxon England M. R. Godden-- 30. Aldhelm's library Andy Orchard-- 31. The library of the Venerable Bede Rosalind Love-- 32. The library of Alcuin's York Mary Garrison-- 33. The library of Cynewulf Fiona Gameson-- 34. King Alfred and his circle Rohini Jayatilaka-- 35. 'lfric's library M. R. Godden-- 36. The library of Byrhtferth Michael Lapidge-- 37. Wulfstan of York Andy Orchard-- 38. Rhygyfarch ap Sulien David Howlett-- Coda Richard Gameson-- Bibliography-- Index of manuscripts cited-- General index.
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- Publisher's Summary
- This is the first history of the book in Britain from the Norman Conquest until the early fifteenth century. The twenty-six expert contributors to this volume discuss the manuscript book from a variety of angles: as physical object (manufacture, format, writing and decoration); its purpose and readership (books for monasteries, for the Church's liturgy, for elementary and advanced instruction, for courtly entertainment); and as the vehicle for particular types of text (history, sermons, medical treatises, law and administration, music). In all of this, the broader, changing social and cultural context is kept in mind, and so are the various connections with continental Europe. The volume includes a full bibliography and 80 black and white plates.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)9780521782180 20160528 - This volume of the Cambridge History of the Book in Britain presents an overview of the century-and-a-half between the death of Chaucer in 1400 and the incorporation of the Stationers' Company in 1557. The profound changes during that time in social, political and religious conditions are reflected in the dissemination and reception of the written word. The manuscript culture of Chaucer's day was replaced by an ambience in which printed books would become the norm. The emphasis in this collection of essays is on the demand and use of books. Patterns of ownership are identified as well as patterns of where, why and how books were written, printed, bound, acquired, read and passed from hand to hand. The book trade receives special attention, with emphasis on the large part played by imports and on links with printers in other countries, which were decisive for the development of printing and publishing in Britain.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)9780521573467 20160528 - Volume 4 of The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain covers the years between the incorporation of the Stationers' Company in 1557 and the lapsing of the Licensing Act in 1695. In a period marked by deep religious divisions, civil war and the uneasy settlement of the Restoration, printed texts - important as they were for disseminating religious and political ideas, both heterodox and state approved - interacted with oral and manuscript cultures. These years saw a growth in reading publics, from the developing mass market in almanacs, ABCs, chapbooks, ballads and news, to works of instruction and leisure. Atlases, maps and travel literature overlapped with the popular market but were also part of the project of empire. Alongside the creation of a literary canon and the establishment of literary publishing there was a tradition of dissenting publishing, while women's writing and reading became increasingly visible.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)9780521661829 20160528 - This volume covers the history of printing and publishing from the lapse of government licensing of printed works in 1695 to the development of publishing as a specialist commercial undertaking and the industrialization of book production around 1830. During this period, literacy rose and the world of print became an integral part of everyday life, a phenomenon that had profound effects on politics and commerce, on literature and cultural identity, on education and the dissemination of practical knowledge. Written by a distinguished international team of experts, this study examines print culture from all angles: readers and authors, publishers and booksellers; books, newspapers and periodicals; social places and networks for reading; new genres (children's books, the novel); the growth of specialist markets; and British book exports, especially to the colonies. Interdisciplinary in its perspective, this book will be an important scholarly resource for many years to come.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)9780521810173 20160528 - The years 1830-1914 witnessed a revolution in the manufacture and use of books as great as that in the fifteenth century. Using new technology in printing, paper-making and binding, publishers worked with authors and illustrators to meet ever-growing and more varied demands from a population seeking books at all price levels. The essays by leading book historians in this volume show how books became cheap, how publishers used the magazine and newspaper markets to extend their influence, and how book ownership became universal for the first time. The fullest account ever published of the nineteenth-century revolution in printing, publishing and bookselling, this volume brings the Cambridge History of the Book in Britain up to a point when the world of books took on a recognisably modern form.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)9780521866248 20160528 - This is the first comprehensive survey of the history of the book in Britain from Roman through Anglo-Saxon to early Norman times. The expert contributions explore the physical form of books, including their codicology, script and decoration, examine the circulation and exchange of manuscripts and texts between England, Ireland, the Celtic realms and the Continent, discuss the production, presentation and use of different classes of texts, ranging from fine service books to functional schoolbooks, and evaluate the libraries that can be associated with particular individuals and institutions. The result is an authoritative account of the first millennium of the history of books, manuscript-making, and literary culture in Britain which, intimately linked to its cultural contexts, sheds vital light on broader patterns of political, ecclesiastical and cultural history extending from the period of the Vindolanda writing tablets through the age of Bede and Alcuin to the time of the Domesday Book.
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- Books > Great Britain > History.
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- 1999
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- 9780521583459 (v. 1)
- 9780521782180 (v. 2)
- 0521573467 (v. 3)
- 9780521573467 (v. 3)
- 052166182X (v. 4)
- 9780521661829 (v. 4)
- 9780521810173 (v. 5)
- 9780521866248 (v. 6)
- 052178218X (v. 2)
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