Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Conventions of Transcription ix
4. Illustrations xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Chapter one. Setting the Scene 1
7. Chapter two. In Medias Res: A Literary Agent in Frankfurt, 1606–1615 9
8. Chapter three. Authors, Fields, and Genres 47
9. Chapter four. Labor, Impensa, Emolumentum: The Publisher of Learned Books 97
10. Chapter five. Controlling the Market: Temporal and Ecclesiastical Authorities 134
11. Chapter six. Sellers and Purchasers: Markets, Distribution, and Collection- Building 171
12. Chapter seven. The Rise and Fall of the Learned Book Market, 1560–1630 211
13. Chapter eight. Postscript: Then and Now 235
14. Notes 249
15. Bibliography 333
16. Index 371