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John Day is generally acknowledged to be the foremost English printer of the later 16th century. As well as printing some of the most important books of his day, he also pioneered enormous advances in English typography and book illustration. This is a full-length study of Day's life and legacy. John Day (1522-1584) is generally acknowledged to be the foremost English printer of the later sixteenth century. As well as printing some of the most important books of his day, most notably John Foxe's Acts and Monuments, he also pioneered enormous advances in English typography and book illustration. Yet despite his revered position in printing history, this book is the first full-length study to look into Day's life and legacy. Scholars have paid much attention of late to the Acts and Monuments but without placing it within the context of Day's overall business strategy. He was a printer whose success and range of titles, like his connections and influence, went far beyond John Foxe. Day may have gained his notoriety as the printer of Foxe's book but in order to understand both the man and his business, as Evenden shows, we must look at the wider range of Day's productions and the motiv

Author

Elizabeth Evenden

Publisher

Routledge

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781351912679

Subjects

History, Biography, Technology