Library of the Written Word
The Library of the Written Word is an international peer-reviewed book series that publishes monographs, edited volumes, source materials and bibliographies on a variety of subjects, related to the history of the book, magazines and newspapers. The series consists of three subseries, each one covering a particular period:
The Manuscript World,
The Handpress World, and
The Industrial World.
The series invites studies in codicology, palaeography, typography, economic history of the trade and the technology of printing. Analytical bibliographies as well as editions of key sources can be included, and studies on the cultural and political role and impact of the written word are also welcome. Where possible, the economic aspects of the book trade should be included in studies published in this series.
The series published an average of six volumes per year over the last 5 years.
The Manuscript World,
The Handpress World, and
The Industrial World.
The series invites studies in codicology, palaeography, typography, economic history of the trade and the technology of printing. Analytical bibliographies as well as editions of key sources can be included, and studies on the cultural and political role and impact of the written word are also welcome. Where possible, the economic aspects of the book trade should be included in studies published in this series.
The series published an average of six volumes per year over the last 5 years.
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Printers’ Devices in the Polish-Lithuanian CommonwealthPrinters’ Devices in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
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Private Libraries and their Documentation, 1665–1830Private Libraries and their Documentation, 1665–1830
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Reformation, Religious Culture and Print in Early Modern EuropeReformation, Religious Culture and Print in Early Modern Europe
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Printing Anglo-Saxon from Parker to Hickes and WanleyPrinting Anglo-Saxon from Parker to Hickes and Wanley
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A History and Catalogue of the Lindsay Library, 1570–1792A History and Catalogue of the Lindsay Library, 1570–1792
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Printing and Publishing Chinese Religion and Philosophy in the Dutch Republic, 1595–1700Printing and Publishing Chinese Religion and Philosophy in the Dutch Republic, 1595–1700
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Producing Ovid’s 'Metamorphoses' in the Early Modern Low CountriesProducing Ovid’s 'Metamorphoses' in the Early Modern Low Countries
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Communal Creativity in the Making of the 'Beowulf' ManuscriptCommunal Creativity in the Making of the 'Beowulf' Manuscript
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Spanish Books in the Europe of the Enlightenment (Paris and London)Spanish Books in the Europe of the Enlightenment (Paris and London)
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Denis Janot (fl. 1529-1544), Parisian Printer and BooksellerDenis Janot (fl. 1529-1544), Parisian Printer and Bookseller
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Art Periodical Culture in Late Imperial Russia (1898-1917)Art Periodical Culture in Late Imperial Russia (1898-1917)
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A Social History of the University Presses in Apartheid South AfricaA Social History of the University Presses in Apartheid South Africa
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Eighteenth-Century Periodicals as Agents of ChangeEighteenth-Century Periodicals as Agents of Change
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Jesuit Books in the Dutch Republic and its Generality Lands 1567-1773Jesuit Books in the Dutch Republic and its Generality Lands 1567-1773
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Images, Texts, and Marginalia in a "Vows of the Peacock" Manuscript (New York, Pierpont Morgan Library MS G24)Images, Texts, and Marginalia in a "Vows of the Peacock" Manuscript (New York, Pierpont Morgan Library MS G24)
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Print Culture and Peripheries in Early Modern EuropePrint Culture and Peripheries in Early Modern Europe
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Christian Hebraism in the Reformation Era (1500-1660)Christian Hebraism in the Reformation Era (1500-1660)
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International Publishing in the Netherlands, 1933-1945International Publishing in the Netherlands, 1933-1945
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The Palaeotypography of the French Renaissance (2 vols.)The Palaeotypography of the French Renaissance (2 vols.)
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“One of the most outstanding series in the field of European book history.”
Mart van Duijn, Leiden University Libraries. In: Quaerendo, Vol. 44, No. 3 (2014).
Mart van Duijn, Leiden University Libraries. In: Quaerendo, Vol. 44, No. 3 (2014).