The book in the Renaissance /
Andrew Pettegree.
- New Haven : Yale University Press, c2010.
- xvi, 421 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [391]-407) and index.
The book world before print -- Gutenberg -- Renaissance encounters : the crisis of print -- The creation of a European book market -- Book town Wittenberg -- Luther's legacy -- First with the news -- Polite diversions -- At school -- The literature of conflict -- The search for order -- Market forces -- Science and exploration -- Healing -- Building a library -- Word and the street.
9780300110098 (alk. paper) 9780300178210
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Book industries and trade--History--Europe--16th century. Book industries and trade--History--Europe--To 1500. Printing--History--Europe--16th century. Printing--History--Origin and antecedents.--Europe Books--History--Europe--1450-1600. Renaissance. Reformation--Europe.