Printed catalogues of booksellers as a source for the history of the book trade
Printed advertisements and lists of books for sales were used by publishers and booksellers in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries respectively to promote and increase the sale of books in distant markets. This article proposes an overall interpretation of the uses of these catalogues in the trad...
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Printed advertisements and lists of books for sales were used by publishers and booksellers in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries respectively to promote and increase the sale of books in distant markets. This article proposes an overall interpretation of the uses of these catalogues in the trade in books, the purposes they were designed to fulfil, and the reading public(s) they aimed to reach. Specific attention is paid to the book prices which are found in about 30% of the surviving printed catalogues. These represent a reliable testimony to the pricing policies some of the most important publishing firms, and the segments of the market they intended to serve. The catalogues are therefore among the main sources for our understanding of the mechanisms of the early modern book trade and its economic structure.
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| spelling | doaj.art-4f35622cbb924ea899b5894d34901ea52023-08-22T16:28:56ZengFirenze University PressJLIS.it2038-10262018-05-0192Printed catalogues of booksellers as a source for the history of the book tradeChristian Coppens0Angela Nuovo1University of Leuven, BelgiumUniversity of Udine, Department of Human studies Italy Printed advertisements and lists of books for sales were used by publishers and booksellers in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries respectively to promote and increase the sale of books in distant markets. This article proposes an overall interpretation of the uses of these catalogues in the trade in books, the purposes they were designed to fulfil, and the reading public(s) they aimed to reach. Specific attention is paid to the book prices which are found in about 30% of the surviving printed catalogues. These represent a reliable testimony to the pricing policies some of the most important publishing firms, and the segments of the market they intended to serve. The catalogues are therefore among the main sources for our understanding of the mechanisms of the early modern book trade and its economic structure. https://jlis.fupress.net/index.php/jlis/article/view/401Book advertisements; Book trade; Book market; History of the book; 16th-century books; Printed booksellers’ catalogues; Early Modern Book prices |
| spellingShingle | Christian Coppens Angela Nuovo Printed catalogues of booksellers as a source for the history of the book trade JLIS.it Book advertisements; Book trade; Book market; History of the book; 16th-century books; Printed booksellers’ catalogues; Early Modern Book prices |
| title | Printed catalogues of booksellers as a source for the history of the book trade |
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| title_short | Printed catalogues of booksellers as a source for the history of the book trade |
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| topic | Book advertisements; Book trade; Book market; History of the book; 16th-century books; Printed booksellers’ catalogues; Early Modern Book prices |
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