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Languages : en
Pages : 794
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British Museum Catalogue of printed Books
Author: The French Booktrade and the "permission Simple" of 1777
Author: Robert L. DawsonPublisher:
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
In 1777 a series of royal decrees heralded the restructuring of the French booktrade. An important innovation was the creation of a public domain for certain kinds of books whose privil ge (or 'copyright') had expired. In order not to relinquish control over a vast category of books, the government decided to implement a new kind of printing and publishing permit - the 'permission simple'. As historian and bibliologist, the author examines the many issues involved in the implementation of the permit, explaining the circumstances that led to the creation of a public domain, the economic policies of the government with respect to the 'permission simple', and what exactly the procedures entailed. Other issues concerning the permit are also covered: edition runs; a number of illicit activities; the relationship of free trade, the physiocrats and Turgot to booktrade policies; the significance of Diderot's Lettre sur le commerce de la librairie. The study is largely based on hitherto unpublished sources and on books printed by virtue of the permit. Included in the volume is an edition of the 'permission simple' ledgers. This is the first time that the registers of an entire category of French books printed by virtue of a given authorisation have been published. They contain references to nearly two thousand editions - many today lost - of a wide variety of works. The entries are invaluable for the information they provide about the output of many important provincial printers and booksellers. Together the two registers provide a unique picture of French book production during the dozen years or so preceding the Revolution.
Studies on Voltaire and the Eighteenth Century
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Category : Booksellers and bookselling
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
Catalogue of the Printed Books in the Library of the British Museum
Author: British LibraryDéliberations Et Mémoires de la Société Royale Du Canada
Author: Royal Society of CanadaPublisher:
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Category : Humanities
Languages : fr
Pages : 198
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The British Library General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1975
Author: British LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
The Literary Churchman
Author: L'âme élevée à Dieu par les réflexions et les sentiments pour chaque jour du mois, suivie de L'Âme pénitente, ou le nouveau pensez-y bien
Author: Abbé BaudrandL'ame élevée a Dieu, par les réflexions et les sentiments, pour chaque jour du mois
Author: Barthélemy BaudrandPublisher:
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Category : Christian life
Languages : fr
Pages : 488
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