The printer as author in early modern English book history John Day and the fabrication of a Protestant memory art / William E. Engel.
| Author/creator | Engel, William E., 1957- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Routledge, 2022. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge studies in early modern authorship |
| Contents | Introduction: Incarnating Ideas -- The deluxe design of The Cosmographical Glass (1559) -- Renovating the Catechism (1553) and Metrical Psalms (1562) -- The grand enterprise of Foxe's Book of Martyrs (1563) -- Underwriting England's first Protestant emblem book (1568) -- The compelling visuality of Queen Elizabeth's Prayer Book (1569, 1578) -- Conclusion: Making History: Imagining Derricke's Image of Ireland (1581). |
| Abstract | "This is the first book to demonstrate how mnemotechnical cultural commonplaces can be used to account for the look, style, and authorized content of some of the most influential books produced in early modern Britain. In his hybrid role as stationer, publisher, entrepreneur, and author, John Day, master printer of England's Reformation, produced the premier navigation handbook, state-approved catechism and metrical psalms, Book of Martyrs, England's first printed emblem book, and Queen Elizabeth's Prayer Book. By virtue of finely honed book trade skills, dogged commitment to evangelical nation-building, and astute business acumen (including going after those who infringed his privileges), Day mobilized the typographical imaginary to establish what amounts to-and still remains-a potent and viable Protestant Memory Art"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Engel, William E., 1957- Printer as author in early modern English book history New York, NY : Routledge, 2022 9780367145880 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021049505 |
| ISBN | 9780429628207 (epub) |
| ISBN | 9780429032431 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |