The French Book Trade in the Ancien Regime, 1500-1791.

Harcourt Brown; David T. Pottinger

doi:10.2307/3040608

The French Book Trade in the Ancien Regime, 1500-1791.

Modern Language Notes ◽

10.2307/3040608 ◽

1959 ◽

Vol 74 (6) ◽

pp. 553

Author(s):

Harcourt Brown ◽

David T. Pottinger

Keyword(s):

Book Trade ◽

Ancien Regime ◽

Ancien Régime

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A hotbed of hawkers: Muneville-le-Bingard and the itinerant book trade in Northern France during the Ancien Régime

Historical Networks in the Book Trade ◽

10.4324/9781315636788-13 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 139-153

Keyword(s):

Book Trade ◽

Ancien Regime ◽

Northern France ◽

Ancien Régime

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Biblical Criticism and Censorship in Ancien Régime France: the Case of Richard Simon

Harvard Theological Review ◽

10.1017/s0017816000027425 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 78 (1-2) ◽

pp. 149-177 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Patrick J. Lambe

Keyword(s):

Church And State ◽

Political History ◽

Book Trade ◽

Point Of View ◽

Ancien Regime ◽

Louis Xiv ◽

The Social ◽

History Of ◽

Ancien Régime ◽

Vital Element

The case of Richard Simon and the suppression of his book, Histoire critique du Vieux Testament in 1678 stands at a point where the interests of both Church and State in maintaining control of the book trade intersected. As such, the case is of interest in two important areas: first, from the point of view of the social and political history of the ancien régime in France, this case exhibits the intense concern for maintenance or extension of the powers of jurisdiction of the authorities which is so characteristic of the reign of Louis XIV. In some instances this preoccupation with autorité and droit led to an unseemly public jockeying for power, and it is interesting to see how the book trade is seen as a vital element in this struggle.

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