The printed book in Brittany, 1484-1600 /

The printed book in Brittany, 1484-1600 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Walsby, Malcolm.
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
Description:	1 online resource (391 p.) : ill.
Language:	English
Series:	Library of the written word, 1874-4834 ; v. 14 The handpress world ; v. 8 Library of the written word ; 14. Library of the written word. Handpress world ; 8.
Subject:	Printing -- France -- Brittany -- History -- 16th century. Printing -- France -- Brittany -- History -- Origin and antecedents. Books -- France -- Brittany -- History -- 1450-1600. Books and reading -- France -- Brittany -- History -- 16th century. Early printed books -- France -- Brittany -- 16th century -- Bibliography. Books. Books and reading. Early printed books. Printing. Printing -- Origin and antecedents. Brittany (France) -- Imprints -- History. France -- Brittany. Bibliography. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8928175

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ISBN:	9789004211940 (electronic bk.) 9004211942 (electronic bk.) 9789004204515 (alk. paper) 9004204512 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record.
Other form:	Print version: Walsby, Malcolm. Printed book in Brittany, 1484-1600. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011 9789004204515

Table of Contents:

A false dawn : the incunabula era
The disappearance of the presses
The rebirth of printing
A new business model
The Breton book world
Ownership, readership, and authorship
Printers, booksellers, and Protestantism
The wars of the league : pamphlets and the transformation of the presses.