The French Book: Religion, Absolutism and Readership, 1585-1715

by Henri-Jean Martin and Professor Henri-Jean Martin

The book as the subject of a distinct historical discipline dates from the landmark publication of L'Apparition du livre by Lucien Febvre and Henri-Jean Martin in 1958. In this further contribution to his pathbreaking work with Febvre, eminent French historian Henri-Jean Martin explores the role of the book and book industry in early modern France. Martin begins with a sweeping look at the revolutionary role played by the new technology...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801854199
• ISBN13: 9780801854194
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.0"