Book worlds of east Asia and Europe, 1450-1850 : connections and comparisons /

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This volume provides the first comparative survey of the relations between the two most active book worlds in Eurasia between 1450 and 1850. Prominent scholars in book history explore different approaches to publishing, printing, and book culture. They discuss the extent of technology transfer and b...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Burke, Peter, 1937- (Editor), McDermott, Joseph Peter (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Publishers and publishing > East Asia > History.
Publishers and publishing > Europe > History.
Printing > East Asia > History.
Printing > Europe > History.
Book industries and trade > East Asia > History.
Book industries and trade > Europe > History.
Imprimerie > Europe > Histoire.
Livres > Industrie > Europe > Histoire.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Journalism.
Book industries and trade.
Printing.
Publishers and publishing.
East Asia.
Europe.
Øst-Asia.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction / Joseph McDermott and Peter Burke
  • 2. Bibliography, population, and statistics : a view from the west / David McKitterick
  • 3. "Noncommercial" private publishing in late imperial China / Joseph McDermott
  • 4. Distribution : the transmission of books in Europe and its colonies : contours, cautions, and global comparisons / James Raven
  • 5. Empire of texts : book production, book distribution, and book culture in late imperial China / Cynthia Brokaw
  • 6. The proliferation of reference books, 1450-1850 / Peter Burke, with Joseph McDermott
  • 7. Books for women and women readers / Peter Kornicki
  • 8. Epilogue / Joseph McDermott and Peter Burke
  • East Asian and European book history : a short bibliographical essay.

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