Early Modern Literature Resource Guide
Book History
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Eisenstein, Elizabeth. The Printing Press as an Agent of Change.
Febvre, Lucien and Henri-Jean Martin. The Coming of the Book.
Arber, Edward. A Transcript of the Registers of the Company of Stationers of London, 1554-1640 A.D.
Blagden, Cyprian. The Stationers' Company: a History, 1403-1959.
Greg, W. W. A Companion to Arber, Being a Calendar of Documents in Edward Arber's...
Pollard, Alfred W. and G. R. Redgrave, et al. A Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English Books Printed Abroad, 1475-1640.
Greg, W. W. A Bibliography of the English Printed Drama to the Restoration.
Studies in Bibliography
Link to the online version of Studies in
Bibliography, including full-text searching
Online Catalog Search Strategies
v To search for works printed by a particular person:
- Select the Key Words index and enter the name of your person (e.g., Caslon, William or Stansby, William or Baskerville, John).
- Press green Limit/Sort button.
- Under the Publisher pull-down menu, choose Type of Artist/Contributor and enter the word "printer"
- Retrieve results by pressing button marked Limit/sort items retrieved using above data (may retrieve some false hits: look for clickable Local Term, e.g., Baskerville, John, 1706-1775. printer)
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