Incunabula in Transit - People and Trade (Hardcover, XIV, 510 Pp. with a Full Colou ed.)

Almost half a million books printed in the fifteenth century survive in collections worldwide. In Incunabula in Transit Lotte Hellinga explores how and where they were first disseminated. Propelled by the novel need to market hundreds of books, early printers formed networks with colleagues, engaged agents and traded Latin books over long distances. They adapted presentation to suit the taste of distinct readerships, local and remote. Publishing in vernacular languages required typographical innovations, as the chapter on William Caxton's Flanders enterprise demonstrates. Eighteenth-century collectors dislodged books from institutions where they had rested since the sales drives of early printers. Erudite and entertaining, Hellinga's evidence-based approach, linked to historical context, deepens understanding of the trade in early printed books.

General

Imprint:	Brill
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Library of the Written Word - the Handpress World, 62
Release date:	March 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Lotte Hellinga
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - With printed dust jacket
Pages:	530
Edition:	XIV, 510 Pp. with a Full Colou ed.
ISBN-13:	978-90-04-34035-0
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Printing, packaging & reprographic industry Books > Professional & Technical > Industrial chemistry & manufacturing technologies > Other manufacturing technologies > Printing & reprographic technology Promotions
LSN:	90-04-34035-1
Barcode:	9789004340350

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