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A confusion of printers : the role of print in the English Reformation / by Pearce J. Carefoote.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Eugene, OR : Wipf & Stock, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 1 online resource (x, 56 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781725252165
  • 1725252163
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 686.209/42 23
LOC classification:
  • Z151.3
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Intro -- Title Page -- List of Figures -- Introduction -- Origins -- The Bible of William Tyndale -- Bibles after Tyndale -- The King and Printers -- Change under Mary -- Renewal under Elizabeth -- Catholic Printers under Elizabeth -- Conclusion -- Bibliography
Summary: The social history of the Reformation era remains a constant source of fascination for scholars. Of particular focus are the ways in which the movement intersected with print to help give birth to what we call "the modern era." One consistent theme is that while the story of the Reformation cannot be told without reference to print, often the more interesting stories are to be found in the trials and tribulations of the printers themselves. The Reformation of the sixteenth century was, among other things, about courageous printers. Without them, the message of the Reformation would have been limited. But the uncertainties associated with being a printer/publisher in the period between 1517 and 1648 cannot be underestimated. Nowhere was it more uncertain and confusing than in England. As it turned out, however, that turbulence helped set the stage for the achievement of the freedom of the press by the end of the seventeenth century that had been unthinkable when the Tudors occupied the throne. -- Provided by publisher, page 4 of cover.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)2580549

Includes bibliography

Intro -- Title Page -- List of Figures -- Introduction -- Origins -- The Bible of William Tyndale -- Bibles after Tyndale -- The King and Printers -- Change under Mary -- Renewal under Elizabeth -- Catholic Printers under Elizabeth -- Conclusion -- Bibliography

The social history of the Reformation era remains a constant source of fascination for scholars. Of particular focus are the ways in which the movement intersected with print to help give birth to what we call "the modern era." One consistent theme is that while the story of the Reformation cannot be told without reference to print, often the more interesting stories are to be found in the trials and tribulations of the printers themselves. The Reformation of the sixteenth century was, among other things, about courageous printers. Without them, the message of the Reformation would have been limited. But the uncertainties associated with being a printer/publisher in the period between 1517 and 1648 cannot be underestimated. Nowhere was it more uncertain and confusing than in England. As it turned out, however, that turbulence helped set the stage for the achievement of the freedom of the press by the end of the seventeenth century that had been unthinkable when the Tudors occupied the throne. -- Provided by publisher, page 4 of cover.