books.google.co.uk - Long after the establishment of printing in England, many writers and composers still preferred to publish their work through handwritten copies. Texts so transmitted included some of the most distinguished poetry and music of the seventeenth century, along with a rich variety of political, scientific,...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Culture_and_Commerce_of_Texts.html?id=FOq5jrJe5AkC&q=seventeenth-century&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Culture and Commerce of Texts