Books and Their Makers During the Middle Ages: A Study of the Conditions of the Production and Distribution of Literature From the Fall of the Roman ELearn about the production and distribution of literature from the time of the fall of the Roman Empire until the close of the seventeenth century with this comprehensive study. Gain an understanding of the social and economic conditions that impacted the literary works of this time. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain