The bookshop of the world : making and trading books in the Dutch golden age
Pettegree, Andrew2019
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The Dutch Golden Age has long been seen as the age of Rembrandt and Vermeer, whose paintings captured the public imagination and came to represent the marvel that was the Dutch Republic. Yet there is another, largely overlooked marvel in the Dutch world of the seventeenth century: books. In this fascinating account, Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen show how the Dutch produced many more books than pictures and bought and owned more books per capita than any other part of Europe. Key innovations in marketing, book auctions, and newspaper advertising brought stability to a market where elsewhere publishers faced bankruptcy, and created a population uniquely well-informed and politically engaged. This book tells for the first time the remarkable story of the Dutch conquest of the European book world and shows the true extent to which these pious, prosperous, quarrelsome, and generous people were shaped by what they read.
Main title:
The bookshop of the world : making and trading books in the Dutch golden age / Andrew Pettegree & Arthur der Weduwen.
Imprint:
New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, 2019.
Collation:
v, 485 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p.411-438), bibliography (p. 439-460), and index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: pt. I A NEW REPUBLIC -- 1.Beginnings -- 2.A Poisonous Peace -- 3.News Cycles -- 4.To the Ends of the Earth -- pt. II PILLARS OF THE TRADE -- 5.The Marketplace of Devotion -- 6.Schoolmaster Bartjens -- 7.The Life Academic -- 8.The Men on the Cushions -- pt. III TRUE FREEDOMS -- 9.The Dangerous Pleasures of Leisure -- 10.Art and Power -- 11.Bookshop of the World -- 12.The Art of Collecting -- pt. IV CATASTROPHE AND REDEMPTION -- 13.Boundaries -- 14.Our Learned Friends -- 15.The Business Press -- 16.The Golden Trade.
ISBN:
9780300230079
Dewey class:
002.09002.9
Language:
English
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Subject:
Printing -- Netherlands -- 16th century -- HistoryPrinting -- Netherlands -- 17th century -- HistoryBooksellers and bookselling -- Netherlands -- 16th century -- HistoryBooksellers and bookselling -- Netherlands -- 17th century -- HistoryPublishers and publishing -- Netherlands -- 16th century -- HistoryPublishers and publishing -- Netherlands -- 17th century -- History
BRN:
358282
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Languages and Literature | 002.9 PET | Available |