Licensing Loyalty: Printers, Patrons, and the State in Early Modern France

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McLeod, Jane. Licensing loyalty : printers, patrons, and the state in early modern France / Jane McLeod. p. cm. (The Penn State series in the history of the book) Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary:“Explores the evolution of the idea that the rise of print culture was a threat to the royal government of eighteenthcentury France. Argues that French printers did much to foster this view as they negotiated a place in the expanding bureaucratic apparatus of the state”—Provided by publisher. isbn 978-0-271-03768-4 (acid-free paper) 1. Printing—France—History. 2. Printers—Certification—France—History. 3. Printers—France—Social conditions—History. 4. Book industries and trade—Political aspects—France—History. 5. Censorship—France—History. I. Title. z144.m39 2011 070.50944—dc22 2010039081 Copyright © 2011 The Pennsylvania State University All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Published by The Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park, PA 16802–1003 It is the policy of The Pennsylvania State University Press to use acid-free paper. Publications on uncoated stock satisfy the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Material, ansi z39.48–1992. This book is printed on Natures Natural, which contains 50% post-consumer waste. this book is dedicated to my mother and the memory of my father. ...