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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Main Authors: Christian Coppens, Angela Nuovo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2018-05-01
Series:JLIS.it
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Online Access:http://jlis.it/index.php/jlis/article/view/401