| The Order of Books: Readers, Authors, and Libraries in Europe Between the 14th and 18th Centuries Contributor(s): Chartier, Roger (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804722668 ISBN-13: 9780804722667 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $95.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 1994 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading |
| Dewey: 028.909 |
| LCCN: 93084986 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.74 lbs) 140 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Three major essays by the leading French historian of print culture examine the methods used in early modern Europe to bring some degree of control over the rapid proliferation of texts-as the hand-copied book was gradually replaced by books composed in movable type and printed on presses. |