Reading History in Early Modern England

This text focuses on the after-life of historical texts in the period between the arrival of printing in England and the early-18th century. It examines how and... » 

This text focuses on the after-life of historical texts in the period between the arrival of printing in England and the early-18th century. It examines how and why history books were read, who owned them, the borrowing and lending of them, their production/printing, and methods for marketing them. «