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Exploring the tension between authority and the written word, this volume examines how various forms of power influenced the distribution of print materials in late medieval and Renaissance Europe. It highlights instances of rebellion by readers, writers, and printers against these constraints, while also addressing the perceived authority of printed matter itself and its impact on social, political, and religious contexts.

The various manifestations of authority have enforced, or acted to prevent, the distribution of books, pamphlets and other print matter in Europe during the late medieval and Renaissance period. This volume analyzes how readers, writers and printers have sometimes rebelled against the constraints and restrictions of authority.