The culture of correction in Renaissance Europe / Anthony Grafton.

"Printers' correctors did many jobs in early modern Europe. As their professional title suggests, they corrected proofs, which authors often had no opportunity to see. But they also drew up blurbs, tables of contents, indexes and other aids to readers, and translated and updated texts. Most importan...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grafton, Anthony
Corporate Author: British Library
Language:English
Published: London : British Library, 2011.
Series:Panizzi lectures ; 2009.
Subjects:
Editing > History > 16th century.
Printing > History > 16th century.
Criticism, Textual > History > 16th century.
Proofreading > History > 16th century.
Proofs (Printing) > History > 16th century.
Transmission of texts > Europe > History.
Proofs (Printing) > Europe > History.
Proofreading > Europe > History.
Printing > Europe > History > Origin and antecedents.
Printing > Europe > History > 16th century.
Printing > Europe > History > 17th century.
Renaissance.
Physical Description:xii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Format: Book

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