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CENTRE AND PERIPHERY IN THE EUROPEAN BOOK WORLD

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2008

Andrew Pettegree
Andrew Pettegree*
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THE UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
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Abstract

The rapid spread of print in the fifteenth century masks considerable difficulties that faced the industry in adapting to the new disciplines of mass production. Many early print shops were short-lived. Within two generations production of printed books was concentrated in a comparatively small number of major centres of production. This paper explores the implications of these developments for our understanding of the ‘print revolution’. It considers in particular the contrasting fortunes of three major markets: France, one of the largest centres of production; the Netherlands, a major hub of international trade; and England, which lay towards the periphery of the European book world.

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Transactions of the Royal Historical Society , Volume 18 , December 2008 , pp. 101 - 128
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Copyright © Royal Historical Society 2008

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