ENG305(Fall 2003, Eskin)
Created in a fit of positive thinking, this page just touches the surface of the wild and wacky world of Early Modern Bibliography (mostly in England). Suggestions? contact me!
Printing: Renaissance and Reformation (1995 exhibit at the Thomas Cooper Library, University of South Carolina)
An on-line exhibit created for a history course. Interesting images.
The World of the Renaissance Print-Shop (Merry Wiesner-Hanks, 1996 [1999])
An easy to read discussion of the early modern print shop.
The Table of Contents for an exhibit at the Golda Meir Library between November 1995 and March 1996.
This site makes available, in their original form, an amazing number of texts printed between 1477 and 1799 that you can't find outside of special collections.
Manuscripts, Books, and Maps: The Printing Press and a Changing World
In spite of a fairly elaborate disclaimer, this page gives a wonderful introduction to early printing.
The Martin Marprelate Controversy
This unique printing exchange is both historically significant and significant in the history of media studies.
From the University of Victoria; covers Shakespeare, censorship, and the basics of printing a book in the early modern period in England.
The Book Trade, 1557-1625 (by H.G. Aldis)
The index for a book, which includes some selections of the text.
last updated: 9/03