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Department of Geography, History and History of Art


BURGOS RINCÓN, Javier

Lecturer in Modern History
Member of the Cultural Studies Research Group
Research lines: Written culture in the modern period; Illustration; Craftsmanship; Production and dissemination of printing (17th - 18th century); Religious discourse
Javier Burgos Rincón (Barcelona, 1962) holds a doctorate from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, awarded for his thesis Printing and culture of the book in Barcelona in the 18th century (1993). His field of work is socio-cultural history in the urban environment, particularly the world of craftsmanship, as well as the production and dissemination of written and book culture in the 17th and 18th century. He is the author of several research and educational works. He has collaborated with and taken part in various research projects. He was the founding member of Manuscrits. Revista d'Història Moderna and of the now-defunct Pierre Vilar Centre for Modern History Studies. He is currently a member of the Cultural Studies Research Group of the UdG (www.udg.edu/estudisculturals).
Publications
  • Burgos, J., and García Cárcel, R. (1992). "Los criterios inquisitoriales en la censura de libros en los siglos XVI y XVII", Historia Social, nº 14
  • Burgos, J. (1994) "Gremio, familia artesana y propiedad. Libreros e impresores en la Barcelona del siglo XVIII", Historia de la familia. Una nueva persectiva de la sociedad europea. Familia, casa y trabajo
  • Burgos, J. (1995). "La edición española en el siglo XVIII. Un balance historiográfico", Hispania, vol. LV/190
  • Burgos, J. (1996). "Los libros privados del clero. La cultura del libro del clero barcelonés en el siglo XVIII", Manuscrits, Revista d'Història Moderna, nº 14
  • Burgos, J. (1997). "Privilegios de imprenta y crisis gremial. La imprenta barcelonesa ante el privilegio de impresión de libros de enseñanza de la Universidad de Cervera", Estudis Històrics i Documents dels Arxius de Protocols, vol. XV
  • Burgos, J. (2003). "Imprenta y mundo editorial en la Monarquía Hispánica (1550-1750)", La aventura de los libros en España y las Indias
  • Burgos, J. (2005). "La imprenta de Barcelona en el tiempo del Quijote", VV.AA., El Quijote y Barcelona
Contact details
E-mail: javier.burgos@udg.edu  
Office: 4th floor
 Tel: 972 41 87 97
Courses taught
Modern World History. 17th and 18th century
Modern Spanish History
Culture and Society in Modern Europe (18th century)
Political History of Modern Europe (18th century)