Purchase registers reveal the sixteenth-century international book trade

Evidence

In addition to the Abecedarium, Colon found time for a separate cataloguing enterprise, offering a detailed note on each of his purchases, including where it was printed, where he had bought it and how much he paid. This detailed record allows us a view of the workings of the international book market of unprecedented subtlety. — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 211

Categorization

• SEED: Colon’s purchase registers are a ready-made source for a piece on early modern book-trade networks and acquisition records.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 211
• XREF: connects to: The antiquarian book market formed within a century. — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 501; Sixteenth-century bookshops and pedlars expanded book ownership in Europe — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 953; Early printers shifted book production from commission to speculation — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 171