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French-Language Publishing in London to 1900

Shaw, David J. (2002) French-Language Publishing in London to 1900. In: Taylor, Barry, ed. Foreign-language printing in London, 1500–1900. The British Library, Boston Spa & London UK, pp. 101-122. ISBN 0-7123-1128-9. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:1355)

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Abstract

Far more books were produced in French by London booksellers than in any other foreign language between 1475 and 1900. This survey looks at the ranges of subject matter produced and their target audiences. It also discusses the production of legal texts in Anglo-Norman ‘law French’ in the period up to 1700 and the phenomenon of false imprints which makes evaluation of the 18th-century output more difficult. The study starts with Caxton, looks at religious texts, language books, science, official publications and news, as well as literary texts, and ends with an account of new developments in the 19th century

Item Type: Book section
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PC Romance philology and languages
P Language and Literature > PQ Romance Literature > PQ1 French Literature
Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Z4 Books. Writing. Paleography
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > School of Culture and Languages
Depositing User: Diane Peretti
Date Deposited: 19 Dec 2007 18:53 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:40 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/1355 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Shaw, David J..

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