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Pub Res Q (2011) 27:203204 DOI 10.1007/s12109-011-9208-5 Andrew Pettegree: The Book in the Renaissance Yale University Press, New Haven, CT and London, UK 2010, 440 pp, Hardcover, 9.6 3 6.4 in., $40.00, ISBN: 978-0-300-11009-8 Corinna Norrick Published online: 5 March 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011 In his well-researched The Book in the Renaissance, Andrew Pettegree describes the development of print and the book market in early modern Europe and its massive social, historical, theological and cultural ramications throughout the Renaissance period. C. Norrick (&) Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55099 Mainz, Germany e-mail: [email protected] 123 204 Pub Res Q (2011) 27:203204 Necessarily, Pettegree focuses especially on the catalytic role of the Reformation in the book and print business, underlining the fact that the Reformation was central to a staggering rise in cheaper printed products such as Flugschriften (pamphlets, often of religious nature). [...]this book offers a wider perspective even for readers who are familiar with many of the facts and can be considered a worthwhile, authoritative overview of the topic. 123