Medieval & Early Modern
Books and their makers during the Middle Ages
George Haven Putnam · narrated by Moss
2026
19h 15m
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George Haven Putnam tells how books were made and sold in the Middle Ages, from monastic scribes to the first stirrings of the book trade. He traces the fragile survival of learning before print. A fascinating history of the manuscript and the men who preserved knowledge.
Inside this audiobook
26 chapters
- 1PREFACE.21m
- 2BIBLIOGRAPHY.34m
- 3INTRODUCTORY.29m
- 4CHAPTER I.1h 1m
- 5Terms Used for Scribe-Work.1h 21m
- 6The Influence of the Scriptorium.1h 8m
- 7The Earlier Monastery Schools.1h 3m
- 8The Libraries of the Monasteries and Their Arrangements for the Exchange of Books.29m
- 9CHAPTER II.55m
- 10Collections by Individuals.18m
- 11CHAPTER III.1h 24m
- 12Chapter 1425m
- 13CHAPTER IV.1h 5m
- 14Books in Spain.55m
- 15Manuscript Dealers in Germany.1h 0m
- 16The Manuscript Period in England.27m
- 17CHAPTER I.1h 13m
- 18CHAPTER II.1h 30m
- 19Chapter 2142m
- 20CHAPTER III.1h 31m
- 21The Successors of Aldus.45m
- 22Chapter 244m
- 23Chapter 253m
- 24Chapter 277m
- 25Chapter 2817m
- 26Corrections12m
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