Book Production and Publishing in Britain 1375-1475

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Book Production and Publishing in Britain 1375-1475
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Jeremy Griffiths
Edited by Derek Pearsall
SeriesCambridge Studies in Publishing and Printing History
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:484
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780521037211
ClassificationsDewey:070.5094109024
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 5 July 2007
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This series of studies, by experts in the relevant fields, comprehensively and systematically examines British book production and publishing in the hundred years before the introduction of printing. The terms 'book' and 'publishing' are usually employed in reference to the products of the printing press. This collection of essays, however, deals with the manuscript book, its materials and make-up, the people who made, commissioned and read such books, the kinds of reading matter they wanted, and the way books catered for - and created - the reading and book-buying public. Special attention is paid to the increasing systemization and commercialization of production. These essays constitute a valuable work of reference for scholars and students in a wide range of disciplines.