The Cambridge History Of The Book In Britain, Vol. 4 (volume 4)
by John Barnard /
2002 / English / PDF
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This volume focuses on the time between the incorporation of the
Stationers' Company in 1557 and the lapsing of the Licensing Act in
1695. Thirty-eight chapters reveal how printed texts interacted
with oral and manuscript cultures during a period of religious
divisions and civil war. They examine literary works and the
developing mass market in almanacs, chapbooks and news. The
business of print and the relationship of London to the provinces
and the Continent is also explained.
This volume focuses on the time between the incorporation of the
Stationers' Company in 1557 and the lapsing of the Licensing Act in
1695. Thirty-eight chapters reveal how printed texts interacted
with oral and manuscript cultures during a period of religious
divisions and civil war. They examine literary works and the
developing mass market in almanacs, chapbooks and news. The
business of print and the relationship of London to the provinces
and the Continent is also explained.
