Cover illustration: Interior of the library of the University of Leiden, c. 1650–1700. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam: RP-P-2019-1218
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Hansen, Ann-Marie, editor. | Weduwen, Arthur der, editor.
Title: Publishers, censors and collectors in the European book trade, 1650–1750 / edited by Ann-Marie Hansen, Arthur der Weduwen.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2024. | Series: Library of the written word, 1874–4834 ; volume 126 | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2023056079 (print) | LCCN 2023056080 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004691933 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004691940 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Book industries and trade—Europe—History—17th century. | Book industries and trade—Europe—History—18th century. | Publishers and publishing—Europe—History—17th century. | Publishers and publishing—Europe—History—18th century. | Censorship—Europe—History—17th century. | Censorship—Europe—History—18th century. | Libraries—Europe—History—17th century. | Libraries—Europe—History—18th century. | Book collecting—Europe—History—17th century. | Book collecting—Europe—History—18th century. | LCGFT: Essays.
Classification: LCC Z291.3 .P83 2024 (print) | LCC Z291.3 (ebook) | DDC 381/.45002094—dc23/eng/20231220
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023056079
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023056080
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ISSN 1874-4834
ISBN 978-90-04-69193-3 (hardback)
ISBN 978-90-04-69194-0 (e-book)
DOI 10.1163/9789004691940
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