{"product_id":"religion-and-the-book-in-early-modern-england-9781107662933","title":"Religion and the Book in Early Modern England","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Foxe's Acts and Monuments - popularly known as the 'Book of Martyrs' - is a milestone in the history of the English book. Based on little-used manuscript sources, this unique study explores the production of this seminal product of the English Reformation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'… well written and readable … and there are welcome touches of humour … A great deal of impressive work has been produced by the network of scholars involved [in the study of Foxe's 'Acts and Monuments'], and this book touches only briefly on the conclusions they have already reached in order to focus on new material about Foxe and his book. It is best understood, therefore, in the context of the wider research effort, but it is a great achievement in its own right. By anchoring Foxe's work in its material culture, it has told us a great deal about the life of the book in general, as well as the life of this book in particular … [Foxe's 'Book of Martyrs'] helped to define early modern England, and this book brings us a lot closer to understanding how that was possible.' Lucy Wooding, The Times Higher Education Supplement\u003cbr\u003e'A voyage of discovery … It is rare to find a book that so effectively combines cutting-edge scholarship with a vivid sense of the lived reality of the past.' Church Times\u003cbr\u003e'Elizabeth Evenden and Thomas Freeman's [book] is a welcome complement to John N. King's Foxe's 'Book of Martyrs' and Early Modern Print Culture (Cambridge University Press, 2006) … together these volumes … stand as a comprehensive account of the history of this important book, and they should serve as the foundational monographs for any future study of Foxe, historical or literary.' Ryan Netzley, Journal of British Studies\u003cbr\u003e'An important study of the making of the book in sixteenth-century England, providing illuminating details of the process.' Northern History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction; 1. The text in its context: the printer's world in early modern Europe; 2. Ancient fragments and 'noythy bookes': the early careers of John Foxe and John Day; 3. Adversity and opportunity: Foxe and Day during Mary's reign; 4. The making of the first edition of the Acts and Monuments; 5. Sources and resources: preparing the 1570 edition; 6. 'Fayre pictures and painted pageants': the illustrations of the 'Book of Martyrs'; 7. A Parting of the Ways? Foxe and Day, 1570–6; 8. Fathers, sons and other adversaries: the background to and making of the 1583 edition; Conclusion. Foxe after Foxe: the making of the Acts and Monuments in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769020121431,"sku":"9781107662933","price":36.87,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781107662933.jpg?v=1758719365","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/religion-and-the-book-in-early-modern-england-9781107662933","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}