William Caxton and Early Printing in England


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This work takes a fresh approach to the first 60 years of printing in England by placing Caxton, his contemporaries and the later generations in the broad context of the history of book production between the middle of the 15th century and the Reformation.










Caxton's Trace


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This collection, the first such work on Caxton and his contemporaries, consists of ten original essays that explore early English culture, from Caxton's introduction of the press, through questions of audience, translation, politics, and genre, to the modern fascination with Caxton's books.







A Companion to the Early Printed Book in Britain, 1476-1558


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First full-scale guide to the origins and development of the early printed book, and the issues associated with it.




English in Print from Caxton to Shakespeare to Milton


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A landmark collection of early English books, with many gorgeous illustrations




English Readers of Catholic Saints


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In 1484, William Caxton, the first publisher of English-language books, issued The Golden Legend, a translation of the most well-known collection of saints’ lives in Europe. This study analyzes the molding of the Legenda aurea into a book that powerfully attracted the English market. Modifications included not only illustrations and changes in the arrangement of chapters, but also the addition of lives of British saints and translated excerpts from the Bible, showing an appetite for vernacular scripture and stories about England’s past. The publication history of Caxton’s Golden Legend reveals attitudes towards national identity and piety within the context of English print culture during the half century prior to the Henrician Reformation.




The Fables of Aesop


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Leaves from the Golden Legend


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