Las imprentas de Barcelona en la época de las regencias (1833-1843)

Abstract

This work springs from the already known fa ct of the increase in the publishing of books from the beginnlng of the 1833 liberal regimé. lt is known that the editan who produce the books are in fact old book seUers who decided in the face of its good economic results, to adopt thc editing business, to satisfy the reading thint ewoken in thc pcople by the change of n\gimé. Editing contracts are studied, which hings as a consecuence the knowledge of the economics of the editing aparatus. Later a roll of all the cxisting editors in Barcelona during the decade is made, anda distinction appean which separates those t rue profesional ones from !hose who one novely occasional editors. Lastly an analysis of the most published thems is made too -going through more than one thousand books- dividing the books in three clmes: those which deals witl1 present times, cultural and specialised subjets. In the apendice results are cuan· tified .