Urban Networks and the Printing Trade in Early Modern Europe (15th-18th century)
Papers presented on 6 November 2009, at the CERL Seminar hosted by the Royal Library of Belgium, Brussels
Editor(s): Renaud Adam, Ann Kelders, Claude Sorgeloos, David J. Shaw
Author(s): Alexandre Vanautgaerden; Anne Boyer; Claude Sorgeloos; Cristina Dondi; David McKitterick; Jean-Dominique Mellot; Sébastien Afonso; Stijn van Rossem
Language(s): Language(s): English
13-digits ISBN: 978-0-9541535-9-5
Pages: 150
Collection: CERL Papers
Publisher: The Consortium of European Research Libraries
Year: 2010
Abstract & Notes
This volume presents papers from the 2009 CERL Seminar Urban Networks and the Printing Trade in Early Modern Europe (15th–18th century), hosted by the Royal Library of Belgium, Brussels. The contributions explore the social, commercial, and geographical networks that shaped the European printing trade in the early-modern period.
Case studies examine individual printers, traders, and family networks in cities such as Brussels (Claude Sorgeloos), Antwerp (Stijn van Rossem), Basel (Alexandre Vanautgaerden), Venice (Cristina Dondi), and London (David McKitterick), as well as the broader French printing and publishing network (Jean-Dominique Mellot and Anne Boyer). The papers highlight how printers, booksellers, and their confraternities interacted within and across urban centres, revealing the complex dynamics of book production, distribution, and intellectual exchange. Collectively, the volume illustrates the importance of urban networks for understanding the circulation of books, ideas, and culture in early-modern Europe, and underscores the role of CERL and national libraries in documenting and facilitating access to this heritage.
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