Broadsheets: Single-Sheet Publishing in the First Age of Print

by Andrew Pettegree

This volume offers an expansive survey of the role of single-sheet publishing in the European print industry during the first two centuries after the invention of printing. Drawing on new materials made available during the compilation of the Universal Short Title Catalogue, the twenty contributors explore the extraordinary range of broadsheet publishing and its contribution to government, pedagogy, religious devotion and entertainment culture.
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004340300
• ISBN13: 9789004340305
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 562 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 9.4"