Scholarship, commerce, religion : the learned book in the age of confessions, 1560-1630 /
"A decade ago in the Times Literary Supplement, Roderick Conway Morris claimed that "almost everything that was going to happen in book publishing--from pocket books, instant books and pirated books, to the concept of author's copyright, company mergers, and remainders--occurred durin...
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2012
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Table of Contents:
- Setting the scene
- In medias res : a literary agent in Frankfurt, 1606-1615
- Authors, fields, and genres
- Labor, impensa, emolumentum : the publisher of learned books
- Controlling the market : temporal and ecclesiastical authorities
- Sellers and purchasers : markets, distribution and collection-building
- The rise and fall of the learned book market, 1560-1630
- Postscript : then and now
- Setting the scene
- In medias res: a literary agent in Frankfurt, 1606-1615
- Authors, fields, and genres
- Labor, impensa, emolumentum: the publisher of learned books
- Controlling the market: temporal and ecclesiastical authorities
- Sellers and purchasers: markets, distribution and collection-building
- The rise and fall of the learned book market, 1560-1630
- Postscript: then and now
- 1 Setting the Scene
- 2. In Medias Res: A Literary Agent in Frankfurt, 1606--1615
- 3. Authors, Fields, and Genres
- 4. Labor, Impensa, Emolumentum: The Publisher of Learned Books
- 5. Controlling the Market: Temporal and Ecclesiastical Authorities
- 6. Sellers and Purchasers: Markets, Distribution, and Collection-Building
- 7. Rise and Fall of the Learned Book Market, 1560--1630
- 8. Postscript: Then and Now.