The Oxford Handbook of the History of the Early Modern Book in England

The Oxford Handbook of the History of the Early Modern Book in England
ISBN-10
0198846231
ISBN-13
9780198846239
Category
History
Pages
769
Language
English
Published
2023-10-03
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
Adam Smyth

Description

"How were books in early modern England made, circulated, sold, stored, read, marked, altered, preserved, and destroyed? The Oxford Handbook to the History of the Book in Early Modern England provides a stimulating account of the very newest work in the field, and an exploration of how new thinking might develop. Written by scholars working at the cutting-edge of the subject, from the UK and North America, the volume combines lucidity, scholarly expertise, intellectual precision, and an imaginative structure that will enable contributors to show why the history of the book matters. This volume analyses in a lively manner the nature and role of the book in early modern England, and also considers critically how we can talk about the history of book"--

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