Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgements -- List of Figures, Tables and Graphs -- AbbreviationsI -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Reign of Edward VI and the English Book World: An Overview -- 1 The English Print World before 1547 -- 2 The Political Conditions of the Reign of Edward VI -- 3 Religious Affairs in England and Europe -- 4 The English Economy -- 5 The Output of English Printers, 1547-1553 -- 6 Edwardian Historiography -- 7 Key Questions -- 3 Print and Government -- 1 Censorship and the Law -- 2 Resistance and Suppression -- 3 The Religious and Social Radical Fringe -- 4 Official Offices, Compulsory Provisions and Rival Texts -- 1 The Canonical Texts of the Edwardian Church -- 2 State Patronage: Printers' Patents and Privileges -- 5 A Technical and Design Examination -- 1 The Henrician State of Affairs -- 2 Design Conventions -- 3 Technical Improvements -- 4 Woodcut Title Borders and Initials -- 5 Stylistic Conventions and Development -- 6 Commercial Networks -- 1 The Composite Parts of the English Book World -- 2 Commercial Relationships between Printers and Publishers -- 3 Partnerships -- 4 Printers for Hire -- 5 Publishers -- 7 The Growth of the Wider English Book World -- 1 'Certayne Honest Menne of the Occupacyon Whose Names Be upon Their Bokes': The Paul's Cross Publishing Syndicate -- 2 'Private' Patronage -- 3 Patronage Partnerships -- 8 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

The protestant reformation was critical to the efflorescence of printing in England between 1547 and 1553. Celyn David Richards explores English print culture during this turbulent period, as an official programme of reform, new censorship dynamics and increasingly sophisticated commercial relationships contributed to the trade's rapid expansion. Edward VI's reign saw unprecedented levels of religious print production, London's first publishing syndicate, and a climate of protestant ascendancy which helped English print culture to make up ground on its continental counterparts.

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