The Original and Growth of Printing
Together with the King's Grant of Privilege for Sole Printing Common-law-books Defended and the Vindication of Richard Atkyns Esquire
Published on 14. December 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
168 pages
978-1-904799-53-5 (ISBN)
Description
Published for the first time with The King's Grant of Privilege for Sole Printing Common-Law-Books Defended and The Vindication of Richard Atkyns Esquire, with introduction, notes and index. They concern his life, the history of printing in England, the English Civil War, the collapse in both his fortune and his marriage. His eyewitness accounts of battles are pungent with the smell of gun powder.
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Edition
Edn ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Richmond
United Kingdom
Edition type
Annotated edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
266 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-904799-53-5 (9781904799535)
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Person
Richard Atkyns (1615 - 1677) was a member of a wealthy old Gloucestershire family. He is mostly remembered for his Original & Growth of Printing, a largely fictional account of the introduction of printing into England.
Content
Introduction v: The Original and Growth of Printing v; The King's Grant of Privilege viii; The Vindication of Richard Atkyns viii. The Original and Growth of Printing 1; The King's Grant of Privilege 37; The Vindication of Richard Atkyns Esquire 51; Notes 129; Bibliography 140; Index 143