A History of the Frankfurt Book Fair
A colourful and revealing look at more than 500 years of commerce conducted at the renowned Frankfurt Book Fair, from its beginnings in the Middle Ages. Even then, in spite of internal strife and religious upheaval, books were becoming increasingly accessible to those who found their way to Frankfurt to buy, sell, and promote. The fact that King Henry VIII sent Sir Thomas Bodley as his personal emissary to purchase books for the new library at Oxford University is an indication of the Fair's growing importance outside Germany. Through the ensuing centuries, the fortunes of the Fair waxed and waned; however, the period following the Second Wo…
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Weitere Autoren: Gossage, Carolyn
- ISBN: 978-1-4597-1137-2
- EAN: 9781459711372
- Produktnummer: 20459369
- Verlag: Dundurn
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Seitenangabe: 260 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 4'478 KB
Über den Autor
Peter Weidhaas served as Director of the Frankfurt Book Fair from 1975 to the new millenium and was ideally positioned to view the last quarter of the twentieth century at the Fair from the inside out. He retired in 2000.
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