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The Book in the Renaissance (Paperback)
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The Book in the Renaissance (Paperback)
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A groundbreaking study of the fascinating, yet largely unknown
world of books in the first great age of print, 1450-1600 The dawn
of print was a major turning point in the early modern world. It
rescued ancient learning from obscurity, transformed knowledge of
the natural and physical world, and brought the thrill of book
ownership to the masses. But, as Andrew Pettegree reveals in this
work of great historical merit, the story of the post-Gutenberg
world was rather more complicated than we have often come to
believe. The Book in the Renaissance reconstructs the first 150
years of the world of print, exploring the complex web of
religious, economic, and cultural concerns surrounding the printed
word. From its very beginnings, the printed book had to straddle
financial and religious imperatives, as well as the very different
requirements and constraints of the many countries who embraced it,
and, as Pettegree argues, the process was far from a runaway
success. More than ideas, the success or failure of books depended
upon patrons and markets, precarious strategies and the thwarting
of piracy, and the ebb and flow of popular demand. Owing to his
state-of-the-art and highly detailed research, Pettegree crafts an
authoritative, lucid, and truly pioneering work of cultural history
about a major development in the evolution of European society.
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