Project Gutenberg 2023-12-02 Public domain in the USA. 617 Putnam, George Haven 1844 1930 Putnam, Geo. Haven Books and their makers during the Middle Ages : $b A study of the conditions of the production and distribution of literature from the fall of the Roman empire to the close of the seventeenth century, Vol. II $aNew York :$bG. P. Putnam's Sons, $c1896. Charlene Taylor, Eleni Christofaki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Books and Their Makers during the Middle Ages" by Geo. Haven Putnam is a historical account likely written in the late 19th century. This work examines the conditions surrounding the production and distribution of literature from the fall of the Roman Empire to the close of the Seventeenth Century. The focus is on the role of printer-publishers, their impact on literary culture, and the evolution of the book trade during this pivotal era. The opening of the book presents a preface detailing the significance of the printing press in increasing the availability of literature and influencing thought, particularly during the Reformation. Putnam explains how the accessibility of printed works contributed to a wider reading public, shifting the dynamics from exclusive scholarly circles to a more general audience. The discussion emphasizes the interplay between publishers and political or ecclesiastical authorities, highlighting how censorship affected the creation and distribution of literary works. Overall, the beginning sets the stage for an exploration of the emergence of a vibrant book culture shaped by socio-political forces. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/bookstheirmakers01putn 20201219192011putnamam 1896 US Reading ease score: 51.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Copyright Manuscripts Books -- History -- 400-1450 Printers Freedom of the press -- History -- To 1500 Z Text Category: History - European Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 1481208 2025-07-28T13:46:55.550836 text/html 1371353 2023-12-02T13:41:48 text/html 1898719 2025-07-28T13:47:14.008748 application/epub+zip 1904271 2025-07-28T13:46:59.503844 application/epub+zip 617594 2025-07-28T13:46:57.424875 application/epub+zip 2302592 2025-07-28T13:47:24.468714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2184451 2025-07-28T13:47:12.122795 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1153227 2025-07-28T13:46:52.230836 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1133142 2023-12-02T13:41:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17249 2025-07-28T13:47:24.681772 application/rdf+xml 7871 2025-07-28T13:46:58.019838 image/jpeg 1584 2025-07-28T13:46:57.731813 image/jpeg 2488121 2025-07-28T13:46:55.725872 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia