In The Book at War, acclaimed historian Andrew Pettegree traces the surprising ways in which written culture

Publishing in advance of the Reformation’s 500th anniversary, Brand Luther fuses the history of religion, of printing, and of capitalism-the literal marketplace of ideas-into one enthralling story, revolutionizing our understanding…

Introduces readers to the central features and developments of 16th-century Europe. The author’s account of the major events of the age - political and religious conflicts, statebuilding, and exploration -…

Why did people choose the Reformation? What was it in the evangelical teaching that excited, moved or persuaded them? Andrew Pettegree tackles these questions directly by re-examining the reasons that…

A collection of papers on the 16th-century French religious book. At the heart of the work is the question of what motivated the mass activism that inspired and lay behind…

The "engaging" and "ambitious" (Washington Post) history of libraries and the people who built them, from the ancient world to the digital age.?

The history of the library is rich…

This collection of essays, commissioned in honour of Andrew Pettegree, presents original contributions on the Reformation, communication and the book in early modern Europe. Together, the essays reflect on Pettegree's…