{"product_id":"the-wechel-presses-humanism-and-calvinism-in-central-europe-1572-1627-r-j-w-evans","title":"The Wechel Presses: Humanism and Calvinism in Central Europe 1572-1627, R. J. W. Evans","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wechel Presses: Humanism and Calvinism in Central Europe 1572-1627, R. J. W. Evans — First Edition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford, The Past and Present Society, 1975\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. 74.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Near Fine. The original red typographic wrappers remain notably bright and crisp, entirely free from fading or significant creasing, with only the faintest suggestion of rubbing to the extreme corner tips and a trivial whisper of shelf-wear to the lower edge. The binding is remarkably tight and square, showing no signs of rolling or weakness at the spine, which is itself completely uncreased. Internally, the text block is superb; the pages are crisp, bright, and completely free from foxing, handling marks, or marginalia, maintaining the clean, academic integrity of the piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This is the true first edition, issued as \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"58\"\u003ePast and Present Supplement 2\u003c\/i\u003e, and printed by The Seacourt Press Ltd. As a softcover monograph distributed primarily to academic subscribers and institutions upon publication, copies in such highly preserved, collector-grade condition are uncommon on the open market. It was issued without a dust jacket in standard printed wrappers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eThe work features no illustrations but stands as a highly authoritative typographical and historical study. With no significant provenance, bookplates, or institutional stamps to detract from its original state, it serves as an uncompromised example of this scholarly supplement, fitting seamlessly into any serious catalogue of printing history or European theological studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eA rigorously researched examination of the Wechel presses, this scholarly monograph traces the profound impact of the printing family on the intellectual landscape of late sixteenth and early seventeenth-century Central Europe. R. J. W. Evans meticulously details how the presses acted as vital conduits for both Humanist thought and Calvinist theology, navigating the complex religious and political turbulence of the era. It remains an essential reference for historians of the book, typography, and the European Reformation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54384041886035,"sku":"4703","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260717_190233.jpg?v=1784799542","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-wechel-presses-humanism-and-calvinism-in-central-europe-1572-1627-r-j-w-evans","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}