The industry of evangelism : printing for the Reformation in Martin Luther's Wittenberg /
"Of the leading print centres in early modern Europe, Wittenberg was the only one that was not a major centre of trade, politics, or culture. This monograph examines the rise of the Wittenberg printing industry and analyses how it overtook the Empire's leading print centres. It investigate...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2022]
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| Series: | Library of the written word ;
96. Library of the written word. Handpress world ; 77. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | "Of the leading print centres in early modern Europe, Wittenberg was the only one that was not a major centre of trade, politics, or culture. This monograph examines the rise of the Wittenberg printing industry and analyses how it overtook the Empire's leading print centres. It investigates the workshops of the four leading printers in Wittenberg during Luther's lifetime: Nickel Schirlentz, Josef Klug, Hans Lufft, and Georg Rhau. Together, these printers conquered the German print world"-- |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004462422 9789004462427 |
| ISSN: | 1874-4834 ; |
