Before Copyright: The French Book-Privilege System 1498-1526

by Elizabeth Armstrong

When printing first began, a new book automatically fell into the public domain upon publication. Only a special law or privilegium enacted by a competent authority could protect it from being... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521893151
• ISBN13: 9780521893152
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"