Cheap Bibles

Nineteenth-Century Publishing and the British and Foreign Bible Society

AvLeslie Howsam,Terry Belanger

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

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Beskrivning

The cheap Bibles of nineteenth-century Britain were read in millions of homes, and were also potent symbols of national virtue. In an age of social ferment, cheap Bibles - most published by the British and Foreign Bible Society - represented both the promise of mass literacy and the benefits of industrialisation. This book, based on correspondence and other archival records, tells the story of the BFBS from two perspectives: its place in the history of publishing and printing and in contemporary society. The BFBS, founded in 1804, grew out of the evangelical revival and became a popular crusade. 'Ladies Bible Associations' sprang up to supply the poor with cheap Bibles and contribute to the production of Bibles in foreign languages for the salvation of souls abroad. To meet the growing demand the Society experimented with new technologies including stereotyping, machine printing and bookbinding, and a unique distribution system.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2002-08-08
Mått:152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt:390 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cambridge Studies in Publishing and Printing History
Antal sidor:264
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521522120

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"Leslie Howsam's Cheap Bibles is by far the most impressive... Cheap Bibles is no less than a definitive study of the British and Foreign Bible Society from its founding in 1804 to the 1860s. This is a gleaming example of imaginative, critically-aware bibliography." The Wordsworth Circle "This carefully constructed and elegantly documented book is an impressive contribution to the general cultural history of Britain in the first two-thirds of the nineteenth century." History of Education Quarterly "This book is greatly to be welcomed and will prove to be of value not only to historians of publishing, but to all of those concerned with the history of early nineteenth-century Britain." The Library Quarterly "Howsam's book is an important resource to researchers in the social, cultural, printing, and publishing history of the period." Victorian Studies

Innehållsförteckning

Preface; Sources and acknowledgments; 1. Saints in publishing; 2. A Bible translation, 1804–1840; 3. The BFBS and English printers, 1804–1864; 4. The BFBS and London bookbinders, 1811–1864; 5. The BFBS and bookselling, 1804–1864; 6. The transaction renewed, 1850s and 60s; Epilogue; Appendix; Select book list; Notes.