Revolution and the antiquarian book : reshaping the past, 1780-1815 /
Jensen, Kristian,1954-author.
Originally published: 2011.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-310) and index.
1.Enlightenment ideas and revolutionary practice: incunabula and freedom -- 2.Aristocratic aspirations and the wartime market: competing for the past and the future -- 3.An object-based discipline emerges: old books, new luxury -- 4.Competing for authority: ̀the insolence of English wealth' -- 5.Commemorating and obliterating the past: òld books, very displeasing to the eye' -- 6.Conclusion.
Books and reading
Books and reading
Incunabula
Incunabula
Antiquarian booksellers
Antiquarian booksellers
Books and reading
Printing
Enlightenment
Antiquarian booksellers.
Books and reading
Enlightenment.
Incunabula
Intellectual life.
Printing