John Calvin and the Printed Book / / Jean-François Gilmont.

John Calvin made a significant contribution to the world of early modern printing. Jean-François Gilmont, one of the foremost experts in the field, has thoroughly researched and presented all aspects of John Calvin's interaction with books-from the authors he read, to the works he wrote, to...

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Place / Publishing House:University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021]
©2006
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Sixteenth Century Essays & Studies ; 72
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Physical Description:1 online resource (352 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Translator's Preface
  • Preface: Books in the Life of Calvin
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Chapter One: Introductory Remarks
  • Chapter Two: Printed Works
  • Chapter Three: Writing
  • Chapter Four: Reading Practices
  • Chapter Five: Printing
  • Chapter Six: Censorship
  • Chapter Seven: Conclusion
  • Appendix 1: Calvin's Productivity
  • Appendix 2: Exegetical Commentaries and Oral Teaching
  • Appendix 3: Polemical Treatises in Chronological Order
  • Appendix 4: The Structure of the Tractatus omnes (1576)
  • Appendix 5: French and Latin Translations
  • Appendix 6: Calvin's Dedications
  • Bibliography
  • Index