Booksellers and printers in provincial France, 1470-1600 /

Booksellers and Printers in Provincial France 1470-1600 is the first comprehensive guide to the Renaissance French book trade outside of Paris and Lyon. This volume presents short biographies for over 2700 booksellers, printers and bookbinders, over sixty of whom are identified as fictitious. The bi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Walsby, Malcolm (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021].
Series:	Library of the written word ; 87. Library of the written word. Handpress world ; 68.
Subjects:	Book industries and trade > France > History > To 1500. Book industries and trade > France > History > 16th century. Printing > France > History > Origin and antecedents. Printing > France > History > 16th century. Booksellers and bookselling > France > History > Registers. Printers > France > History > Registers. Women in the book industries and trade > France > History > Registers.

Table of Contents:

French Booksellers and Printers and the Provincial Book Trade during the Renaissance
Booksellers and Printers in Provincial France
A Diverse Group
Women in the Provincial Book Trade
Commercial Relationships
Fictitious Printers and Bookseller
A Guide to the Dictionary
The Source
Table of Abbreviations and Bibliography
Booksellers, Printers, and Bookbinders of Provincial France, 1470-1600
Index of Booksellers and Printers Falsely Indicated as Being Active in Provincial France during the Sixteenth Century
Index of Family Trees
Index Cognominum
Index of Women Booksellers and Printers Active Independently
Index of Women Named as Having Married Male Booksellers and Printers
Index of Illustrations.