The author of the Gest shares with that other fifteenth-century compiler, Sir Thomas Malory, the ability to combine and develop materials of high potency and…| American Printing History Association
Over the years I have developed a passion for the ways in which medieval scribes and booksellers (i.e. stationer, libraire) promoted their products. Commercial book artisans had a variety of tools available to attract clients to their shops, from spam scribbled in the back of manuscripts (“If you like this, I can make you one … Continue reading The Oldest Surviving Printed Advertisement in English (London, 1477)→| medievalbooks