Foreword
It is now commonplace to talk of the changes that are happening to the publishing industry and the book itself. Frequent references are made to Gutenberg as we absorb the impact of the major shifts that have occurred in all areas of publishing, with changing roles for authors, readers and the different players in the value chain. That is why it is so timely to read this book by Christina Banou, which places contemporary change in the context of the book’s history, revealing how current trends can be traced back to the past.
Banou moves expertly between present developments in the industry and previous periods in the chronology of the book, offering a number of examples. She draws a comparison between patronage in Renaissance Italy, when ...
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