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Requirements vary by institution. Handling the books The books you will be using are very delicate. It is important to cooperate with the handling instructions of the libraries you visit. Fortunately, until the 19th century most books were printed on paper made from cotton or linen rags, rather than wood pulp.
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As a result, the paper is more supple than one might imagine. Nevertheless, it must be handled very carefully. The bindings of the books may be very fragile. The librarians in the institutions you visit will most likely ask you to use a special cradle or cushion to support the book, and give you a weighted string to hold it open.
Please consult any guidelines the library may have on their website before your visit. What to bring with you Be prepared to leave most of your things in a locker and have the items you bring in to the reading room searched thoroughly and repeatedly. Most libraries will allow you to bring in a computer, a pencil, and paper.
You may be required to leave the rest of your belongings in a locker. Some libraries may allow you to photograph the material; be sure to ask if this is allowed before you start doing it, and make extra sure that your flash is off. Most libraries prohibit pens and any form of food or beverage. Be aware that drinking fountains are uncommon in Europe; if you want a drink of water, you may have to purchase a bottle and finish it before you can go back into the reading room.
Fresh from the Archives A site where researchers post about their experiences researching at various libraries and archives. Please add your own account of any research you conduct abroad. Vocabulary You Will Need List of Latin place names Many early printed books give the place of publication in a variety of Latin or vernacular versions, which can be confusing. This list will help you decode the information in catalog entries. Maxwell at Brigham Young University. Colophon Publication information given at the end of the book. Usually includes place and date of printing and the printer's emblem.
The information included in the colophon is usually recorded in the bibliographical listing for the work, including the Latin place name see above. The hallway between Regenstein and Mansueto Libraries contains a very informative display of printers' emblems. Codex A book with pages bound together at the spine. A codex is what we think of as a book, as opposed to a collection of loose sheets, a scroll, a tablet, or another form of preserving written documents. Folio A large book made from folding each sheet of paper only once before binding. Abbreviated fo or 2o in library catalogs.
Quarto A book made by folding each sheet of paper twice before binding, resulting in four leaves per sheet.
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Abbreviated 4o in library catalogs. Octavo A book made by folding each sheet of paper thrice before binding, resulting in eight leaves per sheet. Abbreviated 8o in library catalogs. Broadside A large sheet of paper printed on one side only. Usually used for posters, advertisements, calendars, and news sheets--including those announcing Columbus' voyage to the New World.
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Ephemera A term to describe items that, unlike books, are not meant to be permanent. These may include broadsides, theater programs, various kinds of publicity, and much more. An abbreviation of the Latin term sine nomine, meaning "without name. An abbreviation of the Latin term sine loco, meaning "without place. It is often paired with s. Chapbook A pamphlet, usually printed on a single sheet or portion of a sheet, folded into a booklet of 8 to 24 pages, often illustrated with woodcuts.
Manicule A little hand in the margin pointing to something important. Early Modern Orthography Some features of orthography common to many languages in early modern Europe include: Contractions and Abbreviations The National Diet Library of Japan's helpful list of common abbreviations used in incunabula. The focus is on Latin, but these abbreviations remained common through the early modern period in vernacular languages. This book is strongly recommended for all early modernists.
The introduction gives a very helpful overview of issues across Europe.
Learn More about Early Printing General. An accessible guide to understanding early printed books and the terminology used to describe them. Organized by topics such as size, materials, bindings, facsimiles, etc. Makes the important point that different copies of a book may vary considerably.
Dane has written several books on related topics. He considers paper, bindings, the writing and printing processes, and--like Joseph A. Dane in the book mentioned above--points out that one copy of a book is often not identical to the next. The Oxford Companion to the Book A very helpful reference, this two-volume work contains a series of short essays followed by a lengthy glossary explaining terms, events and places, and giving biographical data on important figures in printing history. Imagined Communities Benedict Anderson's classic study on how the invention of printing is connected to the stabilization of vernacular languages and the rise of nationalism.
The Coming of the Book: The Impact of Printing Examines the influence and the practical significance of the printed book during the first years of its existence.
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Books between Europe and the Americas: Connections and Communities, The focus is on the English language, spanning the period from the Virginia Colony to the Abolitionst movement. Material Readings of Early Modern Culture: Texts and Social Practices, Three sections discuss specific cases of the materiality of three types of texts: A collection of papers presented at a conference dedicated to the study of how printing affected the way people thought. Some articles are in German, some are in English. Consortium of European Reasearch Libraries--Resources CERL offers a broad array of online resources for learning more about book history and early printing.
Histories of Printing in England. Histories of Printing in Ireland. Histories of Printing in Scotland.
This book examines the relationship between the format of books and their content--printing in larger folios could cause books to be perceived as prestigious. A companion to the Early Printed Book in Britain, Organized in four sections considering the printed book trade, the physical characteristics of the printed book, who the readers were, and the impact of printed books in the cases of humanism, the reformation, and other topics. William Caxton and Early Printing in England A biography of the first printer in England, combined with a history of printing in England in the fifteenth century.
Manuscript and Print in London c. A study of how writing and printing shaped the lives of people in early modern Ireland. Considers motives for reading including power, salvation, profit, and pleasure. The Craft of Printing and the Publication of Shakespeare's Works Concise overviews of the invention of printing, details of the craft, and the situation in England precede a look at how this affected the printing of Shakespeare's works.
Helpful short essays and lovely illustrations of early printed books. Histories of Printing in France. Large, beautifully illustrated volume by Henri-Jean Martin, a leading expert on early books.
Considers the development of typography and illustrations and many other aspects of early book culture across Europe, but especially in France. Paris capitale des livres: Contains many beautiful reproductions of books from the late Middle Ages through the twentieth century, with essays and commentary. Considers the conditions of book production, the contents of books, and reception history in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Britain, Hungary, Moravia, Poland, and Scandinavia.
A very helpful guide to understanding the title pages, colophons and so on of sixteenth-century French books.