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Eight essays by major authors who attempt to find out who read, published, or advertised what, when, and where from the European Renaissance on.

About the Author

Anthony Grafton is Professor of History at Princeton University. Among his many books are Joseph Scaliger: A Study in the History of Classical Scholarship and The Footnote: A Curious History. Ann Blair teaches history at Harvard University and is author of The Theater of Nature: Jean Bodin and Renaissance Science.