The printer as author in early modern English book history: John Day and the fabrication of a protestant memory art
Introduction: Incarnating Ideas -- The deluxe design of The Cosmographical Glass (1559) -- Renovating the Catechism (1553) and Metrical Psalms (1562) -- The grand enterprise of Foxe's Book of Martyrs (1563) -- Underwriting England's first Protestant emblem book (1568) -- The compelling vis...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Series/Journal: | Routledge studies in early modern authorship
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Day, John 1522-1584
B Foxe, John 1516-1587, Actes and monuments of these latter and perillous dayes |
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Protestant literature
Publishing (England)
History 16th century
B Day, John (1522-1584) B Book industries and trade (England) History 16th century B Early printed books (England) 16th century B Printing (England) History 16th century |
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| Summary: | Introduction: Incarnating Ideas -- The deluxe design of The Cosmographical Glass (1559) -- Renovating the Catechism (1553) and Metrical Psalms (1562) -- The grand enterprise of Foxe's Book of Martyrs (1563) -- Underwriting England's first Protestant emblem book (1568) -- The compelling visuality of Queen Elizabeth's Prayer Book (1569, 1578) -- Conclusion: Making History: Imagining Derricke's Image of Ireland (1581). "This is the first book to demonstrate how mnemotechnical cultural commonplaces can be used to account for the look, style, and authorized content of some of the most influential books produced in early modern Britain. In his hybrid role as stationer, publisher, entrepreneur, and author, John Day, master printer of England's Reformation, produced the premier navigation handbook, state-approved catechism and metrical psalms, Book of Martyrs, England's first printed emblem book, and Queen Elizabeth's Prayer Book. By virtue of finely honed book trade skills, dogged commitment to evangelical nation-building, and astute business acumen (including going after those who infringed his privileges), Day mobilized the typographical imaginary to establish what amounts to-and still remains-a potent and viable Protestant Memory Art"-- |
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| ISBN: | 036714588X |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4324/9780429032431 |