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OverviewPrinting in provincial France has not attracted the same interest as the main centres of print. Using archival as well as printed sources, this book provides a groundbreaking new understanding of the development of printing in the provinces. Though printing in Brittany started during the incunabula period, the presses disappeared in the first decade of the sixteenth century. This work analyses the role of booksellers during these critical years and examines the business models that enabled the presses to return to the duchy. It also looks at issues such as ownership of books, Protestantism and the effect of the wars of the Catholic League as well as offering a much expanded bibliography of editions printed in the duchy. Customers interested in this title may also be interested in French Vernacular Books, edited by Andrew Pettegree, Malcolm Walsby and Alexander Wilkinson. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Malcolm WalsbyPublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Volume: 14 Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.801kg ISBN: 9789004204515ISBN 10: 9004204512 Pages: 392 Publication Date: 09 June 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. A false dawn: the incunabula era 2. The disappearance of the presses 3. The rebirth of printing 4. A new business model 5. The Breton book world 6. Ownership, readership and authorship 7. Printers, booksellers and Protestantism 8. The wars of the League: pamphlets and the transformation of the presses Conclusions Appendixes: A. Booksellers and printers active in Brittany 1480-1600 B. Books printed in Brittany or for Breton booksellers C. Books mistakenly attributed to Breton printers or booksellers Bibliography IndexReviewsM. Walsby combine largeur de vue et connaissance precise du dossier ... la demonstration est utile, intelligente, souvent excitante et generalement probante. Un tres bon livre. Philippe Hamon. In: Annales de Bretagne et des Pays de l'Ouest, Vol. 119, No. 4 (2012), pp. 149-153. """M. Walsby combine largeur de vue et connaissance précise du dossier ... la démonstration est utile, intelligente, souvent excitante et généralement probante. Un très bon livre."" – Philippe Hamon, in: Annales de Bretagne et des Pays de l’Ouest 119/4 (2012), pp. 149-153" Author InformationMalcolm Walsby, Ph.D. (2001) in History, is a lecturer at the University of St Andrews. He has co-edited bibliographies on French and Netherlandish printing (6 volumes, Brill). He is the author of The Counts of Laval: Culture, Patronage and Religion (Ashgate, 2007). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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