Author: University of Glasgow
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Category : Glasgow (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 634
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The Matriculation Albums of the University of Glasgow from 1728 to 1858
Author: University of Glasgow
Publisher:
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Category : Glasgow (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Glasgow (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 634
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Annual Supplement to the Catalogue of the Library of Parliament in Alphabetical and Subject Order ...
Author: Canada. Library of Parliament
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Annual Supplement to the Catalogue of the Library Fo Parliament in Alphabetical and Subject Order
Author: Canada. Library of Parliament
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 818
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 818
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The Enlightenment and the Book
Author: Richard B. Sher
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226752542
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 842
Book Description
The late eighteenth century witnessed an explosion of intellectual activity in Scotland by such luminaries as David Hume, Adam Smith, Hugh Blair, William Robertson, Adam Ferguson, James Boswell, and Robert Burns. And the books written by these seminal thinkers made a significant mark during their time in almost every field of polite literature and higher learning throughout Britain, Europe, and the Americas. In this magisterial history, Richard B. Sher breaks new ground for our understanding of the Enlightenment and the forgotten role of publishing during that period. The Enlightenment and the Book seeks to remedy the common misperception that such classics as The Wealth of Nations and The Life of Samuel Johnson were written by authors who eyed their publishers as minor functionaries in their profession. To the contrary, Sher shows how the process of bookmaking during the late eighteenth-century involved a deeply complex partnership between authors and their publishers, one in which writers saw the book industry not only as pivotal in the dissemination of their ideas, but also as crucial to their dreams of fame and monetary gain. Similarly, Sher demonstrates that publishers were involved in the project of bookmaking in order to advance human knowledge as well as to accumulate profits. The Enlightenment and the Book explores this tension between creativity and commerce that still exists in scholarly publishing today. Lavishly illustrated and elegantly conceived, it will be must reading for anyone interested in the history of the book or the production and diffusion of Enlightenment thought.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226752542
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 842
Book Description
The late eighteenth century witnessed an explosion of intellectual activity in Scotland by such luminaries as David Hume, Adam Smith, Hugh Blair, William Robertson, Adam Ferguson, James Boswell, and Robert Burns. And the books written by these seminal thinkers made a significant mark during their time in almost every field of polite literature and higher learning throughout Britain, Europe, and the Americas. In this magisterial history, Richard B. Sher breaks new ground for our understanding of the Enlightenment and the forgotten role of publishing during that period. The Enlightenment and the Book seeks to remedy the common misperception that such classics as The Wealth of Nations and The Life of Samuel Johnson were written by authors who eyed their publishers as minor functionaries in their profession. To the contrary, Sher shows how the process of bookmaking during the late eighteenth-century involved a deeply complex partnership between authors and their publishers, one in which writers saw the book industry not only as pivotal in the dissemination of their ideas, but also as crucial to their dreams of fame and monetary gain. Similarly, Sher demonstrates that publishers were involved in the project of bookmaking in order to advance human knowledge as well as to accumulate profits. The Enlightenment and the Book explores this tension between creativity and commerce that still exists in scholarly publishing today. Lavishly illustrated and elegantly conceived, it will be must reading for anyone interested in the history of the book or the production and diffusion of Enlightenment thought.
Bookseller and the Stationery Trades' Journal
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 968
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Publisher:
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 968
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Index-catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-General's Office, United States Army
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
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Category : Incunabula
Languages : en
Pages : 1262
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Publisher:
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Category : Incunabula
Languages : en
Pages : 1262
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The Canadian Album
Author: William Cochrane
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 536
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Publisher:
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 536
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Reader's Guide to Scotland
Author: National Book League (Great Britain)
Publisher: London : National Book League
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Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Publisher: London : National Book League
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
History & Computing
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 462
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Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Wranglers and Physicists
Author: Peter Michael Harman
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719017568
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719017568
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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