The culture and commerce of texts : scribal publication in seventeenth-century England /
Long after the establishment of printing in England, many writers and composers still preferred to publish their work through handwritten copies. Texts so transmitted included some of the most distinguished poetry and music of the seventeenth century, along with a rich variety of political, scientif...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amherst :
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[1998]
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| Online Access: | Table of contents Table of contents |
| Summary: | Long after the establishment of printing in England, many writers and composers still preferred to publish their work through handwritten copies. Texts so transmitted included some of the most distinguished poetry and music of the seventeenth century, along with a rich variety of political, scientific, antiquarian, and philosophical writings. While censorship was one reason for this persistence of the older practice, scribal publication remained the norm for texts that were required only in small numbers, or those whose authors wished to avoid the 'stigma' pf print. This book is the first to consider the trade in manuscripts as an important supplement to that in printed books, and to describe the agencies that met the need for rapid duplication of key texts. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: Scribal publication in seventeenth-century England. Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1993. |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 379 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-366) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1558491341 9781558491342 |