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Books and their makers during the Middle Ages

Chapter 1: Transcriber’s note
By George Haven Putnam
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A comprehensive historical survey that traces how books were produced, copied, preserved, and distributed in Europe from the collapse of classical urban culture through the medieval period into early modernity. It examines the roles of monastic scriptoria, cathedral libraries, and early book-traders in safeguarding classical and contemporary texts; follows the advent of mechanical printing and the rise of printers, publishers, and international book markets; analyzes legal measures, privileges, monopolies, and censorship affecting the trade; and concludes with the gradual formation of concepts of literary property and the institutional changes that shaped the modern publishing system.

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Title: Books and their makers during the Middle Ages

A study of the conditions of the production and distribution of literature from the fall of the Roman Empire to the close of the seventeenth century, Vol. I

Author: George Haven Putnam

Release date: September 1, 2023 [eBook #71536]

Language: English

Original publication: New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1896

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Transcriber’s note

Variable spelling and hyphenation have been retained. Minor punctuation inconsistencies have been silently repaired. The index appears in the second volume. A list of the changes made can be found at the end of the book.

BOOKS AND THEIR MAKERS DURING THE MIDDLE AGES, Vol. I

BOOKS AND THEIR MAKERS DURING THE MIDDLE AGES

SUMMARY OF CONTENTS OF VOLUME II.

The First Printer-Publishers of France.—The Later Estiennes and Casaubon.—Caxton and the Introduction of Printing into England.—The Kobergers of Nuremberg.—Froben of Basel.—Erasmus and his Books.—Luther as an Author.—Plantin of Antwerp.—The Elzevirs of Leyden and Amsterdam.—Italy: Privileges and Censorship.—Germany: Privileges, and Book-Trade Regulations.—France: Privileges, Censorship, and Legislation.—England: Privileges, Monopolies, Censorship, and Legislation.—Conclusion. The Development of the Conception of Literary Property.—Index to the Work.