Record Number: 4456
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
" ... in Springfield when a printed copy of the code of laws of 1648 arrived in 1649, it was promptly 'published,' that is, read aloud to a gathering of the townspeople."
Century:1600-1699
Date:1649
Country:n/a
Timen/a
Place:city: Springfield, Massachusetts
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Unknown/NA
Occupation:n/a
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:n/a
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Townspeople of Springfield
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Code of Laws 1648
Genre:Law
Form of Text:Print: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:4456
Source:David D. Hall
Editor:n/a
Title:Cultures of Print: Essays in the History of the B362
Place of Publication:Amherst
Date of Publication:1996
Vol:n/a
Page:167
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
David D. Hall, Cultures of Print: Essays in the History of the B362, (Amherst, 1996), p. 167, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4456, accessed: 27 September 2024
Additional Comments:
None