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A history of the Frankfurt Book Fair / by Peter Weidhaas ; translated and edited by C.M. Gossage and W.A. Wright.
- Title
- A history of the Frankfurt Book Fair / by Peter Weidhaas ; translated and edited by C.M. Gossage and W.A. Wright.
- Author
- Weidhaas, Peter
- Publication
- Toronto, Ontario ; Tonawanda, NY : Dundurn Press, c2007.
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| Text | Request in advance | Z320.6.F7 W4513 2007 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 280 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- This history examines 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 Queen Elizabeth I sent Sir Thomas Bodley as her personal emissary to purchase books for the new library at Oxford University is an indication of the Fair's growing importance outside of Germany. Through the ensuing centuries, the fortunes of the Fair waxed and waned; however, the period following the end of the Second World War brought with it a spirit of renewal that has yet to lose momentum.
- Uniform Title
- Zur Geschichte der Frankfurter Buchmesse. English
- Alternative Title
- Zur Geschichte der Frankfurter Buchmesse.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [270]-273) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Part 1. The original Frankfurt Book fairs (1454-1764) from the Middle Ages to the Reformation and the Age of Reason -- A man hurries through Frankfurt : October 1454 -- A book fair is created -- A thriving centre -- A meeting of minds on Buchgasse -- The Frankfurt Book Fair in the seventeenth century -- The issue of imperial-catholic book censorship -- The gradual decline of the book fair in Frankfurt -- Part 2. Leipzig's era of supremacy (1764-1861) -- Leipzig's historic role -- Part 3. The Frankfurt Book Fairs of the twentieth century -- Early attempts at revival -- The Frankfurt phoenix -- Moving forward in Frankfurt -- The Frankfurt Peace Prize and expansion to the fairgrounds -- The book family -- East-west turmoil -- In the name of literature -- The role of the press -- 1968 : a turning point -- Business as usual -- Major book fair themes : from Latin American to India -- Growing internationalism -- A changing infrastructure -- Power struggle : the U.S. market asserts its influence -- The author at the book fair : from Albert Schweitzer to Salman Rushdie -- The era of the agent -- Frankfurt goes electronic.
- ISBN
- 9781550027440
- LCCN
- ^^2007534693
- OCLC
- 150223120
- SCSB-12524300
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library