This catalogue offers the first comprehensive listing of all books published in Spain, Portugal, Mexico and Peru or in Spanish or Portuguese before 1601.

Explains the role of printing in the French Revolution and the establishment of the revolutionary government

The papers collected in this volume discuss descriptive methods and present conclusions relevant for the history of the book production and reception.

Details the development of the privilege system, a precursor to copyright, in early sixteenth-century French publishing.

The rich and varied traditions of Islamic book art

This catalogue includes almost 4,000 books known to have been owned by Franklin, & the Intro. tells the complete story of Franklin's library, its dispersal, & its reconstruction.