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📘 The nature of the book by Adrian Johns

The Nature of the Book provides a comprehensive tour of print culture in Britain from the mid‑15th to the late 17th century. Johns details the relationships among authors, printers, booksellers, and readers, revealing how power over the printed page was negotiated and contested. By combining meticulous archival work with a broad historical lens, the work illuminates the commercial, intellectual, political, and personal arenas that shaped the development of book culture in the early modern period.

First publish date: 1998

Genre: History/Modern History

Authors: Adrian Johns

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