Incunabula and Their Readers - Printing, Selling and Using Books in the Fifteenth Century.
Published Date:
2003
Publisher:
British Library Publishing
ISBN:
9780712347693
Bibliographic Details:
296 pages, 14 colour illustrations and 52 B&W illustrations, 244 x 172 mm, hardback
Author:
Jensen, Kristian
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The contributors to this volume address important scholarly issues around books and their users in the fifteenth century. A unifying theme is the complex relationships between authors, printers, decorators, the requirements of readers and other users of books and of course the economic and social conditions of book distribution. It is vital for students of book history to appreciate the interplay of disciplines required to understand why the European evolution of printing was so successful, and why books became the first successfully mass produced marketable product. This book helps that understanding and may also suggest areas of further research.
