Early modern merchants and their books /

Vine provides the first dedicated account of the literary and intellectual lives of the merchants of 17th-century Britain. Drawing on methods in book history, and presenting a series of examples chosen to survey the range of merchants' literary interests, the book offers a major new account of...

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Main Author: Vine, Angus Edmund (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2025]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Vine provides the first dedicated account of the literary and intellectual lives of the merchants of 17th-century Britain. Drawing on methods in book history, and presenting a series of examples chosen to survey the range of merchants' literary interests, the book offers a major new account of 'knowledge-making' in the early modern period.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191991059
0191991058
9780198881681
0198881681