Books and their makers during the Middle Ages
BOOKS AND THEIR MAKERS DURING THE MIDDLE AGES
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS OF VOLUME II.
The First Printer-Publishers of France.—The Later Estiennes and Casaubon.—Caxton and the Introduction of Printing into England.—The Kobergers of Nuremberg.—Froben of Basel.—Erasmus and his Books.—Luther as an Author.—Plantin of Antwerp.—The Elzevirs of Leyden and Amsterdam.—Italy: Privileges and Censorship.—Germany: Privileges, and Book-Trade Regulations.—France: Privileges, Censorship, and Legislation.—England: Privileges, Monopolies, Censorship, and Legislation.—Conclusion. The Development of the Conception of Literary Property.—Index to the Work.
BOOKS AND THEIR MAKERS DURING THE MIDDLE AGES
A STUDY OF THE CONDITIONS OF THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF LITERATURE FROM THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE TO THE CLOSE OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
BY Geo. Haven Putnam, A.M. AUTHOR OF “AUTHORS AND THEIR PUBLIC IN ANCIENT TIMES” “THE QUESTION OF COPYRIGHT,” ETC.
VOLUME I. 476-1600
G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS
The Knickerbocker Press 1896
Copyright, 1896 BY G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS Entered at Stationers’ Hall, London
The Knickerbocker Press, New Rochelle, N. Y.
to The Memory of My Wife who served me for years both as eyesight and as writing-arm and by whose hand the following pages were in large part transcribed this work is dedicated
George Haven Putnam
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BOOKS AND THEIR MAKERS DURING THE MIDDLE AGES, Vol. I
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
BIBLIOGRAPHY.
INTRODUCTORY.
CHAPTER I.
Cassiodorus and S. Benedict.
The Earlier Monkish Scribes.
The Ecclesiastical Schools and the Clerics as Scribes.
Terms Used for Scribe-Work.
S. Columba, the Apostle to Caledonia.
Nuns as Scribes.
Monkish Chroniclers.
The Work of the Scriptorium.
The Influence of the Scriptorium.
The Literary Monks of England.
The Earlier Monastery Schools.
The Benedictines of the Continent.
The Libraries of the Monasteries and Their Arrangements for the Exchange of Books.
CHAPTER II.
Public Libraries.
Collections by Individuals.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
Italy.
Books in Spain.
The Manuscript Trade in France.
Manuscript Dealers in Germany.
The Manuscript Period in England.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
Venice.
Aldus Manutius.
The Successors of Aldus.
Milan.
Lucca and Foligno.
Florence.
Genoa.
INDEX
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