The Printer as Author in Early Modern English Book History: John Day and the Fabrication of a Protestant Memory Art (Routledge Studies in Early Modern Authorship)
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- Synopsis
- This is the first book to demonstrate how mnemotechnical cultural commonplaces can be used to account for the look, style, and authorized content of some of the most influential books produced in early modern Britain. In his hybrid role as stationer, publisher, entrepreneur, and author, John Day, master printer of England’s Reformation, produced the premier navigation handbook, state-approved catechism and metrical psalms, Book of Martyrs, England’s first printed emblem book, and Queen Elizabeth’s Prayer Book. By virtue of finely honed book trade skills, dogged commitment to evangelical nation-building, and astute business acumen (including going after those who infringed his privileges), Day mobilized the typographical imaginary to establish what amounts to—and still remains—a potent and viable Protestant Memory Art.
- Copyright:
- 2019
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 220 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780429628207
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780367145880, 9780429032431, 9781032223988
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 04/27/22
- Copyrighted By:
- William E. Engel
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Language Arts
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.