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Introduction L. Hellinga and J. B. Trapp; 1. Literacy, books and readersJ. B. Trapp; 2. Foreign illuminators and illuminated manuscripts J. J. G.Alexander; 3. Printing L. Hellinga; 4. Bookbinding 1400-1557 M. M. Foot; 5.The rise of London's book trade C. Paul Christianson; 6. The customs rolls asdocuments for the printed-book trade in England Paul Needham; 7. The booktrade under Edward VI and Mary I John N. King; 8. Importation of printedbooks Margaret Lane Ford; 9. Private ownership of printed books Margaret LaneFord; 10. Monastic libraries: 1400-1557 David N. Bell; 11. The royalcollections to 1461 Jenny Stratford; 12. The Royal Library from Edward IV toHenry VII Janet Backhouse; 13. The Royal Library under Henry VIII James P.Carley; 14. The humanist book J. B. Trapp; 15. University libraries andbooksellers Elisabeth Leedham-Green; 16. Text-books in the universitiesKristian Jensen; 17. Text-books: a case study: logic E. J. Ashworth; 18. Thecanon law R. H. Helmholz; 19. The civil law A. Wijffels; 20. The books of thecommon law J. H. Baker; 21. Medicine and science Peter M. Jones; 22. Schoolsand schoolbooks Nicholas Orme; 23. Practical books for the gentleman GeorgeR. Keiser; 24. Devotional literature Mary C. Erler; 25. Gentlewomen's readingCarol M. Meale and Julia Boffey; 26. Music John Milsom; 27. Literary textsJulia Boffey and A. S. G. Edwards; 28. Press, politics and religion PamelaNeville-Sington; Appendix; Bibliography; Indexes.