Folk in Print: Scotland's Chapbook Heritage, 1750-1850John Donald, 2007 - 438 pages Though they represent a great unmined treasure-trove of history, literature and popular culture, chapbooks have been incomprehensibly and disgracefully ignored. This title presents a study of this form of publication. |
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Page 323
... printing . One book is referred to as the ' Paisley ' chapbook , for , at the foot of the title cover is the information that it was printed in Baile nam Breabadairean - ' the Weavers ' Town ' , namely Paisley ( Black 2001 : 373 ) ...
... printing . One book is referred to as the ' Paisley ' chapbook , for , at the foot of the title cover is the information that it was printed in Baile nam Breabadairean - ' the Weavers ' Town ' , namely Paisley ( Black 2001 : 373 ) ...
Page 325
... printed the poem quite possibly did not speak Gaelic , or at least was not used to printing the language . This is also indicated by orthographical oddities and punctuation mistakes throughout the chaps , par- ticularly the Inveraray ...
... printed the poem quite possibly did not speak Gaelic , or at least was not used to printing the language . This is also indicated by orthographical oddities and punctuation mistakes throughout the chaps , par- ticularly the Inveraray ...
Page 329
... printed form for Gaelic , and that despite its small size and possibly , minimal circulation ( only a ' little trout ' ) , the chap should still be considered to be a legitimate ' book ' in its own right . The ' Glasgow ' chapbook ...
... printed form for Gaelic , and that despite its small size and possibly , minimal circulation ( only a ' little trout ' ) , the chap should still be considered to be a legitimate ' book ' in its own right . The ' Glasgow ' chapbook ...
Contents
Acknowledgements ΙΟ | 9 |
The Folk in their Condition | 65 |
Trades and Occupations | 130 |
Copyright | |
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