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9781855064959
Unlike printing abroad which was subject to the dictates of papal authority, in England printers were influenced more in their choice of works by the patronage of the literate and wealthy nobility. This collection gives a detailed picture of the lives and working practices of early British printers. It includes the rare and essential Dibdin edition of Ames's Typographical Antiquities, as well as Annals of Scottish Printing.Yukishima, Koichi is the author of 'British Printers Pre-1600' with ISBN 9781855064959 and ISBN 1855064952.
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