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Published on: 2008-08-28
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John Day (1522-1584) is generally acknowledged to be the foremost English printer of the later sixteenth century. As well as printing some of the most important books of his day, most notably John Foxe's Acts and Monuments, he also pioneered enormous advances in English typography and book illustration. Yet despite his revered position in printing history, this book is the first full-length study to look into Day's life and legacy. Scholars have paid much attention of late to the Acts and Monuments but without placing it within the context of Day's overall business strategy. He was a printer whose success and range of titles, like his connections and influence, went far beyond John Foxe. Day may have gained his notoriety as the printer of Foxe's book but in order to understand both the man and his business, as Evenden shows, we must look at the wider range of Day's productions and the motivation behind them. The study begins by setting Day in the context of the sixteenth-century printing industry, examining his disputed origins and his establishment as a London printer. A number of Day's most celebrated Elizabethan productions are then discussed in detail, in order to understand not only his business strategies but also his religious and political affiliations throughout this period; similarly, Evenden examines his connections with the Stranger communities in London, and how they assisted Day's business and helped to enhance his reputation. Throughout the book it is argued that Day's printing empire and wealth were founded on a combination of two crucial factors: outstanding technical skills, and the ability to attract patrons and patents. Day carried out technically demanding printing assignments (most notably the heavily illustrated Acts and Monuments) for leading Elizabethan statesmen and churchmen and was rewarded with exclusive rights to print more lucrative works such as the ABC, Catechism, and Metrical Psalms. Thus, his success rested on both cheap and exp Full text of "NEW " - Internet Archive Search the history of over 279 billion web pages on the Internet. Loot.co.za: Sitemap 9781606721186 1606721186 First Glance Mrs. A. L. Rogers 9780548782804 0548782806 The Poetical Works of Charles Lamb (1861) Charles Lamb 9780199299331 0199299331 The ... META-INF/MANIFEST.MFname/audet/samuel/shorttyping META-INF/MANIFEST.MFname/audet/samuel/shorttyping/ShortDictManager$BufferedStream.classname/audet/samuel/shorttyping/ShortDictManager.classname/audet/samuel ... Warrington People mywarrington home This page features profiles of famous people connected with Warrington. They don't have to be born here for me to include them! Actors entertainers etc are featured ... Keywords for the Engines scripts - University of Houston Keywords for The Engines of Our Ingenuity If you use Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer pull down the Edit menu and use the Find function to search this file. Ideadiez.com is and in to a was not you i of it the be he his but for are this that by on at they with which she or from had we will have an what been one if would who has her ... 1813 to 1899 - A Local History of the St Edmundsbury area blank: It has been written and published that St Andrews Castle in St Andrews Street South Bury St Edmunds was built in 1815 for the Boby family. Pastors Robes Pulpit Robes Pulpit Robe Clergy Robes ... Pastors Robes Pastors Robe Pulpit Robes Pulpit Robe Clergy Robes Clergy Robe Clergy Attire Pastors Attire Ministers Robes Ministers Attire Pulpit Attire Cassock Robes ... Brown_freq Compleat Lexical Tutor brown_freq worrisome worry worry-worryin worrying worse worsened worsens worship worshiped worshipful worshiping worshipped worshippers worshipping worst worst-marked Historical Autographs Search Form Julian Browning specializes in the sale of autograph letters historical documents and manuscripts dating from about 1450 to 1950. All historical autographs letters ...
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