First full-scale guide to the origins and development of the early
printed book, and the issues associated with it. The history of the
book is now recognized as a field of central importance for
understanding the cultural changes that swept through Tudor
England. This companion aims to provide a comprehensive guide to
the issues relevant to theearly printed book, covering the
significant cultural, social and technological developments from
1476 (the introduction of printing to England) to 1558 (the death
of Mary Tudor). Divided into thematic sections (the printed
booktrade; the book as artefact; patrons, purchasers and producers;
and the cultural capital of print), it considers the social,
historical, and cultural context of the rise of print, with the
problems as well as advantages of the transmission from manuscript
to print. the printers of the period; the significant Latin trade
and its effect on the English market; paper, types, bindings, and
woodcuts and other decorative features which create the packaged
book; and the main sponsors and consumers of the printed book:
merchants, the lay clientele, secular and religious clergy, and the
two Universities, as well as secular colleges and chantries.
Further topics addressed include humanism, women translators, and
the role of censorship and the continuity of Catholic publishing
from that time. The book is completed with a chronology and
detailed indices. VINCENT GILLESPIE is J.R.R. Tolkien Professor of
English Literature and Language at the University of Oxford; SUSAN
POWELL held a Chair in Medieval Texts and Culture at the University
of Salford, and is currently affiliated to the Universities of
London and York. Contributors: Tamara Atkin, Alan Coates, Thomas
Betteridge, Julia Boffey, James Clark, A.S.G. Edwards, Martha W.
Driver, Mary Erler, Alexandra Gillespie, Vincent Gillespie, Andrew
Hope, Brenda Hosington, Susan Powell, Pamela Robinson, AnneF.
Sutton, Daniel Wakelin, James Willoughby, Lucy Wooding
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