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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453699803321

Autore

Fudge John D. <1950->

Titolo

Commerce and print in the early Reformation [[electronic resource] /] / by John D. Fudge

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2007

ISBN

1-281-92108-4

9786611921088

90-474-1973-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (302 p.)

Collana

The Northern world, , 1569-1462 ; ; v. 28

Disciplina

070.5094/09031

Soggetti

Reformation

Printing - Europe - History - 16th century

Christian literature - Publishing - Europe - History - 16th century

Book industries and trade - Europe - History - 16th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-271) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / J.D. Fudge -- Chapter One. Commerce, Books, And Decrees / J.D. Fudge -- Chapter Two. Bonfires And Threatening Words / J.D. Fudge -- Chapter Three. Diplomacy And Espionage / J.D. Fudge -- Chapter Four. Subversion And Prosecution / J.D. Fudge -- Epilogue / J.D. Fudge -- Bibliography / J.D. Fudge -- Index Of Books And Pamphlets / J.D. Fudge -- Index Of Persons / J.D. Fudge -- General Index / J.D. Fudge.

Sommario/riassunto

Communications and the spread of nonconformist views were key to the spiritual upheaval that gripped many parts of northern Europe in the 1520's. Emphasizing economic and cultural hegemony, this book explores the transmission of innovation through networks of trade. Interrelated themes include commercial typography, legal and illicit book distribution, espionage, and censorship. These are elaborated through a series of episodes involving printers and patrician oligarchs, spies and fugitives, and pamphleteers and entrepreneurs. The accent on commerce and print broadens the interpretive scope for study of the early Reformation beyond national, political, or exclusively religious



contexts. It also leads to a reassessment of some conventional assumptions about merchants as distributors of Scripture texts and reformist propaganda.