A Nordic Press

Printing emerged more slowly in the Nordic lands than most parts of Europe. The first active printing press modern Latvia appeared 1588; Estonia, Finland and Norway would wait until 1630s 1640s respectively. It was also seventeenth century that a provincial print trade any significance develop Denmark Sweden, two main political powers region. While our knowledge evolution Scandinavian region has long been well established, culture is often still approached from national perspectives. In this article, we propose to consider output entire – Denmark, Peninsula, Iceland, Estonia as single corpus. Using resources Universal Short Title Catalogue project, will what elements unite history region, how distinct rest We especially role institutions (the church, crown, universities colleges), foreign agents linguistic traditions shaping before 1700. What emerges study clear portrayal extent which book world takes inspiration diverges broader European norms. This article make case strongly for importance studying comparative international perspective, offers conclusions on crucial interactions between print, power peripheries early