A Companion to the Early Printed Book in Britain, 1476-1558

Vincent Gillespie, Susan Powell

First full-scale guide to the origins and development of the early printed book, and the issues associated with it.

Introduction - Vincent GillespieFrom Manuscript to Print: Continuity and Change - Julia BoffeyPrinters, Publishers and Promoters to 1558 - Tamara Atkin and A S G EdwardsThe Latin Trade in England and Abroad - Alan CoatesMaterials: Paper and Type - Pamela RobinsonBookbinding and Early Printing in England - Alexandra GillespieWoodcuts and Decorative Techniques - Martha W. DriverMerchants - Anne F. SuttonThe Laity - Mary C. ErlerThe Secular Clergy - Susan PowellThe Regular Clergy - James G. ClarkUniversities, Colleges and Chantries - James WilloughbyHumanism and Printing - Daniel WakelinWomen Translators and the Early Printed Book - Brenda M. HosingtonThe Printed Book Trade in response to Luther: English Books Printed Abroad - Andrew HopeThomas More, Print and the Idea of Censorship - Thomas BetteridgeCatholicism, the Printed Book and the Marian Restoration - Lucy Kostyanovsky