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    Core documents by: Date Place Core documents for: Italy Germany France Britain United States All documents for: Italy Germany France Britain United States Original language: English French German Italian Latin Browse documents by: Person ... by name ... by occupation ... by life dates Place Institution Legislation Case law Browse commentaries by: Person ... by name ... by occupation ... by life dates Place Institution Legislation Case law Browse database by: Key words Editors' login:  | | The Articles of the Pope's Bulle, Westminster (1518) Source: British Library, c.18.e.2.(8) Citation: The Articles of the Pope's Bulle (1518), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org Record Images Commentary Record-ID: uk_1518 Full title These be the Articles of the Pope's Bulle ... to which are added letters of protection from Henry VIII Full title original language N/A Abstract One of the earliest examples of works printed by Richard Pynson, the King's Printer between 1508 and 1530, to make reference to the fact that the work in question was printed under the protection of the King. The royal printing privilege provided one of two different models for preventing the unauthorised reproduction of works after publication which prefigured the introduction of statutory copyright in the early eighteenth century.The commentary describes the early attitudes of the monarchy towards the regulation of the printing trade within England, and the exercise of the royal prerogative in granting printing privileges not just to the royal printer, but to other favoured subjects both in relation to individual works as well as to entire classes of work (with the latter more often referred to as printing patents). Bibliography Bennett, H.S., English Books & Readers, 1475 to 1557 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1952) Clegg, C.S., Press Censorship in Elizabethan England (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997) Feather, J., A History of British Publishing (London & New York: Routledge, 1988) Siebert, F.S., Freedom of the Press in England 1476-1776 (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1965) Related documents in this database Author N/A Publisher Richard Pynson Location Westminster Year 1518 Language English Source British Library, c.18.e.2.(8) Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to Henry VIII (1491-1547) Leo X (1475-1521) Pynson, Richard (c.1449-1529/30) Persons referred to in commentary Actors, Peter (fl.1485) Caxton, William (c.1422-c.1492) Facques, William (fl.1504) Henry VII (1457-1509) Henry VIII (1491-1547) Pynson, Richard (c.1449-1529/30) Places referred to Corfu Rome Places referred to in commentary England France Germany Italy London Poland Portugal Rome Scotland Spain Westminster Legislation referred to N/A Legislation referred to in commentary In what Sort Italian Merchants may sell Merchandises; Several Restraints of Aliens, 1484, 1 Ric.III, c.9 Act for Printers, and Binders of Books, 1534, 25 Hen.VIII, c.15 Act of Supremacy, 1534, 26 Hen.VIII, c.1 Act whereby Offences be made High Treason, and taking away all Sanctuaries for all manner of High Treasons, 1534, 26 Hen.VIII, c.13 Statute of Anne, 1710, 8 Anne, c.19 Touching Artificers Strangers, what they may do as concerning retaining Apprentices, Journeymen, &c., 1529, 21 Hen.VIII, c.16 What Apprentices strange Artificers shall take, &c., 1523, 14 & 15 Hen.VIII, c.2 Cases referred to N/A Cases referred to in commentary N/A Institutions referred to St Peter's Basilica Institutions referred to in commentary Privy Council Stationers' Company Key words defamation excommunication guild regulation import patronage printing, history of privileges, Papal privileges, printing Reformation, the religious works Responsible editor Ronan Deazley Copyright status (c) The British Library Board. All Rights Reserved, Licence No: 8716. Any copyright or database right that subsists in the Work or Reproduction remains the property either of the British Library Board or individual persons. The Work or Reproduction may not be used, sold, licensed, transferred, copied or reproduced in whole or in part in any manner or form or in or on any media to any person without the prior written consent of the British Library. Photographic images and scans of public domain documents may be protected under some copyright laws and/or contractual restrictions apply. If you wish to use images of this document in other contexts, please contact the relevant archive (see source). Translation and commentary fall under the project licence (see home page). | |||||
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