Publishing under the Ancien Régime: royal censorship and control of books

Under the Ancien Régime, bookseller-printers shaped French publishing.

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Their role included format selection, typography, and printing, all under royal censorship.

This control restricted the spread of ideas and influenced the history of books in Europe.

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