Reconstructs the first 150 years of the world of print, exploring the complexweb of religious, economic and cultural concerns surrounding the printed word. From its very beginnings, the printed book had to straddle financial and religious imperatives, as well as the very different requirements and constraintsof the many countries who embraced it, and, as Pettegree argues, the process was far from a runaway success. More than ideas, the success or failure of books depended upon patrons and markets, precarious strategies and the thwarting of piracy, and the ebb and flow of popular demand.
- ISBN: 978-0-300-11009-8
- Editorial: Yale University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 450
- Fecha Publicación: 28/05/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés