The book as the subject of a distinct historical discipline
dates from the landmark publication of "L'Apparition du livre" by
Lucien Febvre and Henri-Jean Martin in 1958. In this further
contribution to his pathbreaking work with Febvre, eminent French
historian Henri-Jean Martin explores the role of the book and book
industry in early modern France. Martin begins with a sweeping look
at the revolutionary role played by the new technology of printing
in Europe of the Renaissance and Reformation. Shifting the focus to
France, he then examines the political implications of publishing
in the reign of Francis I, including such topics as the founding of
royal and university libraries, the role of church-state relations,
Richelieu's cultural program, and censorship.
In revealing case studies of Rouen and Grenoble, Martin
pinpoints precisely which books were sold and to which social
groups, and explains why the initially successful printers of Rouen
were eventually forced out of business by the Parisian courts.
Martin also casts a discerning eye on early graphic design--from
the first illustrated "coffee table" books purchased by the newly
rich to the invention of the paragraph to facilitate reading. And
he shows how attempts by the French government to suppress and
control publication were eventually thwarted by free market forces
from Amsterdam and Neufchatel. This is a book that will be of
interest to those who study the history of the book, intellectual
history of early modern Europe, and the relation between politics
and ideas.
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