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This book presents the story of a unique collection of 140 manuscripts of ‘learned magic’ that was sold for a fantastic sum within the clandestine channels of the German book trade in the early eighteenth century. The book will interpret this collection from two angles – as an artefact of the early modern book market as well as the longue-durée tradition of Western learned magic –, thus taking a new stance towards scribal texts that are often regarded as eccentric, peripheral, or marginal. The study is structured by the apparent exceptionality, scarcity, and illegality of the collection, and provides chapters on clandestine activities in European book markets, questions of censorship regimes and efficiency, the use of manuscripts in an age of print, and the history of learned magic in early modern Europe. As the collection has survived till this day in Leipzig University Library, the book provides a critical edition of the 1710 selling catalogue, which includes a brief content analysis of all extant manuscripts. The study will be of interest to scholars and students from a variety of fields, such as early modern book history, the history of magic, cultural history, the sociology of religion, or the study of Western esotericism.

Book industries and trade --- History --- Book trade --- Cultural industries --- Manufacturing industries --- Books-History. --- Civilization-History. --- History of the Book. --- Cultural History. --- Books—History. --- Civilization—History. --- Universität Leipzig (1991- ) --- Alma mater Lipsiensis --- Leipzig University --- Karl-Marx-Universität Leipzig

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This book explores the business practices of the British publishing industry from 1843-1900, discussing the role of creative businesses in society and the close relationship between culture and business in a historical context. Marrisa Joseph develops a strong cultural, social and historical discussion around the developments in copyright law, gender and literary culture from a management perspective; analysing how individuals formed professional associations and contract law to instigate new processes. Drawing on institutional theory and analysing primary and archival sources, this book traces how the practices of literary businesses developed, reproduced and later legitimised. By offering a close analysis of some of publishing’s most influential businesses, it provides an insight into the decision-making processes that shaped an industry and brings to the fore the ‘institutional story’ surrounding literary business and their practices, many of which can still be seen today.

Publishers and publishing --- History --- Industries. --- Books—History. --- Entrepreneurship. --- Economic history. --- Great Britain—History. --- History of the Book. --- Economic History. --- History of Britain and Ireland. --- Industrial production --- Industry --- Economics --- Economic conditions --- History, Economic --- Entrepreneur --- Intrapreneur --- Capitalism --- Business incubators --- Industries, Primitive --- Books --- History. --- Great Britain

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This book explores the significance of the international book town movement and its impact on contemporary society. It examines how book towns have emerged and how their culture and unique characteristics help to explain a steadily growing phenomenon that has enabled peripheral communities around the world to reclaim their economic futures and impact on the cultural sphere as increasingly powerful sites and sources of creativity. Regenerating Regional Culture assesses why, at a time when the book industry is experiencing a profound transformation, book towns are proliferating in Europe and across the globe. It acknowledges the role of the book as a catalyst for this significant cultural activity and development. The book is shown to be a unique and pivotal item of cultural consumption, a remarkable artefact and, more than ever before, a springboard for contemporary cultural debate. This work investigates how the reanimation of these ‘down-on-their-luck’ towns is attracting, through a combination of nostalgia, history and cultural heritage, a growing middle class cohort who seek both intellectual stimulation and opportunities for serious leisure and wellbeing. This book will prove to be a useful resource for understanding the impacts of book towns on art, culture and society while also offering insightful research for those involved in existing or future development of book towns and other community cultural projects.

Booksellers and bookselling. --- Independent bookstores. --- Bookstores --- Book sales --- Book industries and trade --- Publishers and publishing --- Sociology, Urban. --- Sports-Sociological aspects. --- Books-History. --- Sociology of Culture. --- Urban Studies/Sociology. --- Cultural Management. --- Sociology of Sport and Leisure. --- History of the Book. --- Urban sociology --- Cities and towns --- Culture. --- Management. --- Sports—Sociological aspects. --- Books—History. --- Administration --- Industrial relations --- Organization --- Cultural sociology --- Culture --- Sociology of culture --- Civilization --- Popular culture --- Social aspects