A Guide to Early Printed Books and Manuscripts

Provides an introduction to the language and concepts employed in book history and textual scholarship. Both forms of textual production are considered together... » 

Provides an introduction to the language and concepts employed in book history and textual scholarship. Both forms of textual production are considered together, since the methods used to approach each one are similar. This book takes the reader through the process of examining early modern printed books and manuscripts as artefacts. «