The author's due : printing and the prehistory of copyright

The author's due : printing and the prehistory of copyright / Joseph Loewenstein.

Author/creator	Loewenstein, Joseph, 1952-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2002.
Description	x, 349 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Book industries and trade--England --History. Printing--England --History. Book industries and trade--Law and legislation --England --History. Printing industry--Law and legislation --England --History. Copyright--England --History. Intellectual property--England --History. Authorship--History. English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700 --History and criticism.

Contents	An introduction to bibliographical politics -- The reformation of the press : patent, copyright, piracy -- Monopolies commercial and doctrinal -- Ingenuity and the mercantile muse -- Monopolizing culture : two case studies -- Personality and print : the genetics of intellectual property -- Milton's talent : the emergence of authorial copyright -- Authentic reproductions.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-336) and index.
LCCN	2002000552
ISBN	0226490408 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	Z325 .L84 2002	✔ Available	Place Hold