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The Cambridge History Of The Book In Britain
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Author : Lotte Hellinga
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1999-12-09
The Cambridge History Of The Book In Britain written by Lotte Hellinga and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-12-09 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This volume of The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain presents an overview of the century-and-a-half between the death of Chaucer in 1400 and the incorporation of the Stationers' Company in 1557. The profound changes during that time in social, political and religious conditions are reflected in the dissemination and reception of the written word. The manuscript culture of Chaucer's day was replaced by an ambience in which printed books would become the norm. The emphasis in this collection of essays is on the demand and use of books. Patterns of ownership are identified as well as patterns of where, why and how books were written, printed, bound, acquired, read and passed from hand to hand. The book trade receives special attention, with emphasis on the large part played by imports and on links with printers in other countries, which were decisive for the development of printing and publishing in Britain.
The Cambridge History Of The Book In Britain
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Author : Michael F. Suarez, SJ
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-03-20
The Cambridge History Of The Book In Britain written by Michael F. Suarez, SJ and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-20 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This volume covers the history of printing and publishing from the lapse of government licensing of printed works in 1695 to the development of publishing as a specialist commercial undertaking and the industrialization of book production around 1830. During this period, literacy rose and the world of print became an integral part of everyday life, a phenomenon that had profound effects on politics and commerce, on literature and cultural identity, on education and the dissemination of practical knowledge. Written by a distinguished international team of experts, this study examines print culture from all angles: readers and authors, publishers and booksellers; books, newspapers and periodicals; social places and networks for reading; new genres (children's books, the novel); the growth of specialist markets; and British book exports, especially to the colonies. Interdisciplinary in its perspective, this book will be an important scholarly resource for many years to come.
The Cambridge History Of The Book In Britain Volume 1 C 400 1100
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Author : Richard Gameson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-09-19
The Cambridge History Of The Book In Britain Volume 1 C 400 1100 written by Richard Gameson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-19 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This is the first comprehensive survey of the history of the book in Britain from Roman through Anglo-Saxon to early Norman times. The expert contributions explore the physical form of books, including their codicology, script and decoration; examine the circulation and exchange of manuscripts and texts between England, Ireland, the Celtic realms and the Continent; discuss the production, presentation and use of different classes of texts, ranging from fine service books to functional schoolbooks; and evaluate the libraries that can be associated with particular individuals and institutions. The result is an authoritative account of the first millennium of the history of books, manuscript-making and literary culture in Britain which, intimately linked to its cultural contexts, sheds vital light on broader patterns of political, ecclesiastical and cultural history extending from the period of the Vindolanda writing tablets through the age of Bede and Alcuin to the time of the Domesday Book.
The Cambridge History Of British Theatre
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Author : Jane Milling
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2004
The Cambridge History Of British Theatre written by Jane Milling and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Performing Arts categories.
Volume Two begins in 1660 with the restoration of King Charles II to the throne and the reestablishment of the professional theater. It follows the far-reaching development of the form over more than two centuries to 1895.
The Cambridge Historical Encyclopedia Of Great Britain And Ireland
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Author : Christopher Haigh
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1990-08-31
The Cambridge Historical Encyclopedia Of Great Britain And Ireland written by Christopher Haigh and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-08-31 with History categories.
The history of Britain and Ireland is traditionally presented as a succession of dramatic changes, but in this reference work the 60 contributors under the editorship of Christopher Haigh have emphasized patterns of continuity instead, including cultural, social, political and economic themes. 300 illustrations.
The Cambridge History Of Libraries In Britain And Ireland
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Author : Elisabeth Leedham-Green
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-02-27
The Cambridge History Of Libraries In Britain And Ireland written by Elisabeth Leedham-Green and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-27 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This volume is the first detailed survey of libraries in Britain and Ireland up to the Civil War. It traces the transition from collections of books without a fixed local habitation to the library, chiefly of printed books, much as we know it today. It examines changing patterns in the formation of book collections in the earlier medieval period, traces the combined impact of the activities of the mendicant orders and the scholarship of the universities in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, and the adoption of the library room and the growth of private book collections in the fourteenth and fifteenth. The volume then focuses upon the dispersal of the monastic libraries in the mid-sixteenth centuries, the creation of new types of library, and finally, the steps whereby the collections amassed by antiquaries came to form the bases of the national and institutional libraries of Britain and Ireland.
The Cambridge Social History Of Britain 1750 1950
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Author : F. M. L. Thompson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1990
The Cambridge Social History Of Britain 1750 1950 written by F. M. L. Thompson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with History categories.
Whilst in certain quarters it may be fashionable to suppose that there is no such thing as society historians have had no difficulty in finding their subject. The difficulty, rather, is that the advance has occurred through such an outpouring of research and writing that it is hard for anyone but the specialist to keep up with the literature or grasp the overall picture. In these three volumes, as is the tradition in Cambridge Histories, a team of specialists has assembled the jigsaw of recent monographic research and presented an interpretation of the development of modern British society since 1750, from three complementary perspectives: those of regional communities, of the working and living environment, and of social institutions. Each volume is self-contained, and each contribution, thematically defined, contains its own chronology of the period under review. Taken as a whole they offer an authoritative and comprehensive view of the manner and method of the shaping of society in the two centuries of unprecedented demographic and economic change.
The Cambridge Economic History Of Modern Britain
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Author : Roderick Floud
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-10-09
The Cambridge Economic History Of Modern Britain written by Roderick Floud and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-09 with Business & Economics categories.
A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain, Volume 2 re-examines Britain's economic growth and decline during the twentieth century.
The Cambridge Illustrated History Of The British Empire
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Author : P. J. Marshall
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2001-08-02
The Cambridge Illustrated History Of The British Empire written by P. J. Marshall and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-08-02 with History categories.
Up to World War II and beyond, the British ruled over a vast empire. Modern western attitudes towards the imperial past tend either towards nostalgia for British power or revulsion at what seem to be the abuses of that power. The Cambridge Illustrated History of the British Empire adopts neither of these approaches. It aims to create historical understanding about the British empire on the assumption that such understanding is important for any informed appreciation of the modern world. Through striking illustration and a text written by leading experts, this book examines the experience of colonialism in North America, India, Africa, Australia, and the Caribbean, as well as the impact of the empire on Britain itself. Emphasis is placed on social and cultural history, including slavery, trade, religion, art, and the movement of ideas. How did the British rule their empire? Who benefited economically from the empire? And who lost?
The Cambridge History Of The Book In Britain
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Author : Lotte Hellinga
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-03-20
The Cambridge History Of The Book In Britain written by Lotte Hellinga and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-20 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This volume presents a collection of essays with an overview of the century-and-a-half between the death of Chaucer in 1400 and the incorporation of the Stationers' Company in 1557. In this time of change the manuscript culture of Chaucer's day was replaced by an ambience in which printed books would become the norm. This volume traces the transition and discerns patterns of where, why and how books were written, printed, bound, acquired, read and passed from hand to hand with particular emphasis on imports and links with the Continent.