{"product_id":"before-copyright-the-french-book-privilege-system-1498-1526-paperback-9780521893152","title":"Before Copyright; The French Book-Privilege System 1498–1526 (Paperback) 9780521893152","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBefore Copyright\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe French Book-Privilege System 1498–1526\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDetails the development of the privilege system, a precursor to copyright, in early sixteenth-century French publishing.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eElizabeth Armstrong (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521893152, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 9 May 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages, 10 b\/w illus.  5 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.532 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhen printing first began, a new book automatically fell into the public domain upon publication. Only a special law or privilegium enacted by a competent authority could protect it from being reprinted without the consent of the author or publisher. Such privileges for books are attested before 1480, but in Germany and Italy their efficacy was limited to a relatively small area by the political fragmentation of the country. During the 1480s and 1490s France became one of Europe's main centres of book production and, as competition intensified, privileges were sought there from 1498. Although privileges were to last as long as the Ancien Régime, the period to 1526 is the least-known stage of their development and the most important. Most privilege-holders printed the full text of their grant, and many others a summary.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e note on transcription\u003cbr\u003e Note on proper names\u003cbr\u003e Sigla and abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e 1. Origins and development of book-privileges in Europe\u003cbr\u003e 2. Privilege-granting authorities in France\u003cbr\u003e 3. Seeking and granting privileges: forms, conditions and procedures\u003cbr\u003e 4. Grounds for seeking and granting privileges\u003cbr\u003e 5. Grant of privilege and permission to print\u003cbr\u003e 6. Dating and duration of privileges\u003cbr\u003e 7. Display and advertisement of privileges\u003cbr\u003e 8. The range of interests reflected in privileged books: analysis by subject\u003cbr\u003e 9. Ownership, enforcement and efficacy of privileges\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index of publishers, printers and booksellers\u003cbr\u003e General index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Printing, packaging \u0026amp; reprographic industry [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Printing, packaging \u0026amp; reprographic industry\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Printing,%20packaging%20\u0026amp;%20reprographic%20industry%20%5BKNTR%5D%22\"\u003eKNTR\u003c\/a\u003e], Publishing industry \u0026amp; book trade [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Publishing industry \u0026amp; book trade\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Publishing%20industry%20\u0026amp;%20book%20trade%20%5BKNTP%5D%22\"\u003eKNTP\u003c\/a\u003e], Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265363038488,"sku":"9780521893152","price":39.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521893152i.jpg?v=1692022132","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/before-copyright-the-french-book-privilege-system-1498-1526-paperback-9780521893152","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}