A comprehensive resource to understanding the hand-press printing of early books Studying Early Printed Books, 1450 - 1800 offers a guide to the fascinating pro

The papers collected in this volume discuss descriptive methods and present conclusions relevant for the history of the book production and reception. Books pri

A Guide to Early Printed Books and Manuscripts provides an introduction to the language and concepts employed in bibliographical studies and textual scholarship

First full-scale guide to the origins and development of the early printed book, and the issues associated with it.

Andrea Alciati's Emblematum Liber was an essential work for every writer, artist and scholar in post-medieval Europe. First published in 1531, this illustrated