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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:  | | Totell's Printing Patent, Westminster (1553) Source: photographed at the National Archives, Kew: C66 Citation: Totell's Printing Patent (1553), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org Record Images Commentary Record-ID: uk_1553 Full title Richard Totell's Patent for Common Law Books Full title original language N/A Abstract An early example of a privilege granted to print an entire class of works (in this case, books concerning the common law). 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. 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 N/A Location Westminster Year 1553 Language English Source photographed at the National Archives, Kew: C66 Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to Tottell, Richard (d.1594) Persons referred to in commentary Actors, Peter (fl.1485) Caxton, William (c.1422-c.1492) Cromwell, Thomas (c.1485-1540) Facques, William (fl.1504) Henry VII (1457-1509) Henry VIII (1491-1547) Pynson, Richard (c.1449-1529/30) Places referred to London Westminster 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 What Apprentices strange Artificers shall take, &c., 1523, 14 & 15 Hen.VIII, c.2 Touching Artificers Strangers, what they may do as concerning retaining Apprentices, Journeymen, &c., 1529, 21 Hen.VIII, c.16 Act of Supremacy, 1534, 26 Hen.VIII, c.1 Act for Printers, and Binders of Books, 1534, 25 Hen.VIII, c.15 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 Cases referred to N/A Cases referred to in commentary N/A Institutions referred to N/A Institutions referred to in commentary Privy Council Stationers' Company Key words defamation guild regulation import law books patronage printing, history of privileges, printing Reformation, the religious works Responsible editor Ronan Deazley Copyright status Original document is out of copyright. In so far as these scans are protected by copyright, they are made available on the same terms as translations and commentaries (see home page). | |||||
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