Spanish books in the Europe of the Enlightenment (Paris and London) a view from abroad / by Nicolás Bas Martín ; translated by Andy Birch.

Author/creator Bas Martín, Nicolás, 1973-
Other author Birch, Andy, 1958-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLeiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
Descriptionxiii, 361 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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Subjects
Book industries and trade--Europe. --History. --18th century.
Books and reading--Europe. --History. --18th century.
Publishers and publishing--Spain. --History. --18th century.
Spanish imprints--France. --Paris. --History. --18th century.
Spanish imprints--England. --London. --History. --18th century.
Booksellers and bookselling--France. --Paris. --History. --18th century.
Booksellers and bookselling--England. --London. --History. --18th century.
Spain--Foreign public opinion, European. --History. --18th century.
Spain--Foreign public opinion, French. --History. --18th century.
Spain--Foreign public opinion, English. --History. --18th century.

SeriesLibrary of the written word, 1874-4834 ; volume 64. The handpress world ; volume 49
Contents Books that "speak" : the traces of Spain in the catalogues of Parisian booksellers of the eighteenth century -- The Spain of Alatriste : Spanish books in eighteenth-century London -- Appendix 1. Spanish books in Parisian bookshops -- Appendix 2. Catalogues of Parisian booksellers of eighteenth-century Paris -- Appendix 3. London bookshops with stocks of Spanish books -- Appendix 4. Formats of Spanish books -- Appendix 5. London booksellers containing Spanish books.
Abstract "In Spanish Books in the Europe of the Enlightenment (Paris and London), Nicolás Bas examines the image of Spain in eighteenth-century Europe, and in Paris and London in particular. His material has been scoured from an exhaustive interrogation of the records of the book trade. He refers to booksellers' catalogues, private collections, auctions, and other sources of information in order to reconstruct the country's cultural image. Rarely have these sources been searched for Spanish books, and never have they been as exhaustively exploited as they are in Bas' book. Both England and France were conversant with some very negative ideas about Spain. The Black Legend, dating back to the sixteenth century, condemned Spain as repressive and priest-ridden. Bas shows however, that an alternative, more sympathetic, vision ran parallel with these negative views. His bibliographical approach brings to light the Spanish books that were bought, sold and ultimately read. The impression thus obtained is likely to help us understand not only Spain's past, but also something of its present"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 313-348) and index.
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LCCN 2017053768
ISBN9789004343108 (hardback : alk. paper)

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