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Revolution and the Antiquarian Book: Reshaping the Past, 1780-1815
Revolution and the Antiquarian Book Reshaping the Past 1780-1815
Author: Kristian Jensen
At the end of the eighteenth century, noblemen and revolutionaries spent extravagant sums of money or precious military resources competing to acquire old books, which until then had often been regarded as worthless. These books, called incunabula, achieved cultural and political importance as luxury commodities and as tools for mastering a cont...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781107000513
ISBN-10: 1107000513
Publication Date: 2/28/2011
Pages: 328
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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