TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dahl,Gina
TI  - Books in early modern Norway 
T2  - Brill eBook titles 2011
SN  - 9789004214996
AV  - Z394 .D34 2011
U1  - 070.509482 23
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Book industries and trade
KW  - Norway
KW  - History
KW  - Books and reading
KW  - Publishers and publishing
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-231) and index; Preliminary Material; G. Dahl --; 1. Introduction; G. Dahl --; 2. Books And Their Distribution; G. Dahl --; 3. Books Of Ordinary People; G. Dahl --; 4. Books Of The Clergy; G. Dahl --; 5. Books And The Liberal Arts; G. Dahl --; 6. Books On Medicine; G. Dahl --; 7. Books On Jurisprudence; G. Dahl --; 8. Enlightenment And Expansion; G. Dahl --; 9. Books For Entertainment; G. Dahl --; 10. Conclusion; G. Dahl --; Appendix 1; G. Dahl --; Bibliography; G. Dahl --; Index; G. Dahl; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - During recent decades much has been written about early modern book distribution, but until now Norway has been absent from the discussion. Drawing on book listings, this study seeks to fill this lacuna by exploring the market for books in early modern Norway. Its approach is multifaceted: consideration of the types of books accessed by different elements of Norwegian society is set alongside developments within the book market itself, such as the extended life of popular books, the gradual replacement of Latin by the vernacular and the rise in the eighteenth century in the number of books available on the market. The study demonstrates the internationality of the Norwegian book market while acknowledging specific patterns that determine its Norwegian character
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004207202.i-242
ER  -