Heritage of the Printed Book integrates descriptive records for major European national, university and research library holdings. HPB is valuable for research in intellectual history, social history, transmission of thought, and the history of printing and the history of the book. It is an essential resource for anyone interested in Europe's multilingual print culture durng the "handpress" period. It includes citations for works in Latin, Middle French, and other archaic languages.

Subjects: Arts and humanities

Formerly known as Hand Press Book Database. Free access to an abbreviated view is available through the CERL Portal to Manuscripts and Early Printed Materials.