Details the development of the privilege system, a precursor to copyright, in early sixteenth-century French publishing.

This beautifully presented volume provides a historical study of the book in its relationship with the dissemination of new artistic ideas during the Renaissance.

In the latter half of the sixteenth century, English poets and printers experimented widely with a new literary format, the printed collection of lyric poetry.

Deze bestaat uit drie overvloedig geillustreerde volumineuze delen. Het eerste deel bevat artikelen over handschriften, incunabelen en kalligrafie. Het tweede deel handelt over drukken van de zestiende tot de twintigste eeuw.

This bibliography provides descriptions of 432 manuscripts from Europe and the United States, of which 341 contain visual imagery in various media.

A concordance of Lee and West numbers is also provided. To set the stage, the volume tells the story of the search for copies and the detective work involved in dealing with doubtful identifications.

During the "long fifteenth century" (here, 1375-1530), the demand for books in England flourished. The fast-developing book trade produced them in great quantity.

This 1959 bibliography lists and describes everything that came from the press of John Baskerville of Birmingham, who was appointed Printer to the University of Cambridge in 1758.

Lists and describes everything that came from the press of John Baskerville of Birmingham.

Joue-t-il le jeu de la censure? Pour mener l’enquête, Jean-François Gilmont tire profit de sa connaissance approfondie tant de la bibliographie calvinienne que de son œuvre, jusqu’à la correspondance relue à nouveau frais.