Graham Rees, Maria Wakely
Publishing, Politics, and Culture
The King's Printers in the Reign of James I and VI
Graham Rees, Maria Wakely
Publishing, Politics, and Culture
The King's Printers in the Reign of James I and VI
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This book presents the fullest account so far published of any London printing firm in the reign of James I. The King's Printing House stood at the top of the publishing trade - responsible for printing the Bible, Book of Common Prayer, and other indispensable works promoted or encouraged by the king.
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This book presents the fullest account so far published of any London printing firm in the reign of James I. The King's Printing House stood at the top of the publishing trade - responsible for printing the Bible, Book of Common Prayer, and other indispensable works promoted or encouraged by the king.
Produktdetails
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- Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
- Seitenzahl: 298
- Erscheinungstermin: 22. Februar 2010
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
- Gewicht: 594g
- ISBN-13: 9780199576319
- ISBN-10: 0199576319
- Artikelnr.: 27869394
- Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
- Seitenzahl: 298
- Erscheinungstermin: 22. Februar 2010
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
- Gewicht: 594g
- ISBN-13: 9780199576319
- ISBN-10: 0199576319
- Artikelnr.: 27869394
Graham Rees was born in Salisbury on 31 December, 1944. He was educated at St. Albans School, and Birmingham University (School of English, and Shakespeare Institute). He has been Research Professor in the School of English at Queen Mary University of London since 1998. Director of the British Academy Oxford Francis Bacon, and of the AHRC King's Printer Project, he is a specialist in the history of early-modern science, and philosophy. He is a historian of the book, textual critic, and editor of Francis Bacon's Latin philosophical works. Maria Wakely was born in Stoke-on-Trent in 1953. She is an AHRC-funded Research Fellow at Queen Mary University of London. She gained her PhD (The Historical Consciousness of Ulysses), in 1996, and worked as a visiting Lecturer at Wolverhampton University until 1998. She worked for Prof. Graham Rees on The Oxford Francis Bacon Project from 1991 until 2002, initially in a voluntary capacity, and then as an AHRB-funded research assistant. She has been a member of The Oxford Francis Bacon Advisory Board since 1999. Since 2002 she has been working with Prof. Rees on the AHRC King's Printer Project (funded by The Leverhulme Trust, and then by the AHRC). She has organized several conferences in London, on Francis Bacon and printing and publishing in the early-modern period. She was invited to speak on editing and The Oxford Francis Bacon Project at 'La Sapienza' Università di Roma in 2005, and at the Università di Lecce at their 'Dottorato di Ricerca Internazionale' in 2004.
List of Plates and Figures
List of Tables
References and Abbreviations
Manuscripts: Conventions of Transcription
Introduction
1: The King's Printers: Monopolies, Business, and Lawsuits
2: Printing, Litigation, Prison
3: Resources Human and Material
4: The King's Printers' Bible and Book of Common Prayer Monopoly
5: Special Editions 1616-1620: Folios Fit for a King
6: 1620: The King's Printers' Annus Mirabilis
7: The King's Printers' Methods
8: Stockholding, Shops, and Sales
9: John Norton, John Bill, and The Frankfurt Catalogues
10: John Norton, and John Bill: International Trade
Afterword: King James I and VI, and His Printers
Appendix 1: Editions Listed in A Note of the Seuerall Sorts of Bookes
Select Bibliography
Index
List of Tables
References and Abbreviations
Manuscripts: Conventions of Transcription
Introduction
1: The King's Printers: Monopolies, Business, and Lawsuits
2: Printing, Litigation, Prison
3: Resources Human and Material
4: The King's Printers' Bible and Book of Common Prayer Monopoly
5: Special Editions 1616-1620: Folios Fit for a King
6: 1620: The King's Printers' Annus Mirabilis
7: The King's Printers' Methods
8: Stockholding, Shops, and Sales
9: John Norton, John Bill, and The Frankfurt Catalogues
10: John Norton, and John Bill: International Trade
Afterword: King James I and VI, and His Printers
Appendix 1: Editions Listed in A Note of the Seuerall Sorts of Bookes
Select Bibliography
Index
List of Plates and Figures
List of Tables
References and Abbreviations
Manuscripts: Conventions of Transcription
Introduction
1: The King's Printers: Monopolies, Business, and Lawsuits
2: Printing, Litigation, Prison
3: Resources Human and Material
4: The King's Printers' Bible and Book of Common Prayer Monopoly
5: Special Editions 1616-1620: Folios Fit for a King
6: 1620: The King's Printers' Annus Mirabilis
7: The King's Printers' Methods
8: Stockholding, Shops, and Sales
9: John Norton, John Bill, and The Frankfurt Catalogues
10: John Norton, and John Bill: International Trade
Afterword: King James I and VI, and His Printers
Appendix 1: Editions Listed in A Note of the Seuerall Sorts of Bookes
Select Bibliography
Index
List of Tables
References and Abbreviations
Manuscripts: Conventions of Transcription
Introduction
1: The King's Printers: Monopolies, Business, and Lawsuits
2: Printing, Litigation, Prison
3: Resources Human and Material
4: The King's Printers' Bible and Book of Common Prayer Monopoly
5: Special Editions 1616-1620: Folios Fit for a King
6: 1620: The King's Printers' Annus Mirabilis
7: The King's Printers' Methods
8: Stockholding, Shops, and Sales
9: John Norton, John Bill, and The Frankfurt Catalogues
10: John Norton, and John Bill: International Trade
Afterword: King James I and VI, and His Printers
Appendix 1: Editions Listed in A Note of the Seuerall Sorts of Bookes
Select Bibliography
Index