Elizabeth Tebeaux

The Flowering of a Tradition

Technical Writing in England, 1641-1700

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Produktbeschreibung

The Flowering of a Tradition, which describes the development of technical, or practical, writing in England during the seventeenth century, from 1641 to 1700, follows Emergence of a Tradition, which tracks the emergence of English technical writing from 1475 to 1640, during the English Renaissance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 275
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9780895038449
• ISBN-10: 0895038447
• Artikelnr.: 57043519

Autorenporträt

Elizabeth Tebeaux

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
CHAPTER 1.
Industry, the History of Trades, and the Development of Technical Writing
CHAPTER 2.
The Evolution of English Plain Style in the 17th Century: A Confluence of
Sound, Format, Diction, Syntax, and Purpose
CHAPTER 3.
Technical Writing and the Development of the English Paragraph,
1473âEUR"1700
CHAPTER 4.
Format, Page Design, and the Visual Display of Information: The
Contribution of Renaissance English Technical Writing
CHAPTER 5.
Instructions: The Oldest Form of Technical WritingâEUR"Tracking the
Shift From Oral to Textual Instructions in English Estate Management
Documents, 1200âEUR"1700
CHAPTER 6.
Technical Writing in Renaissance and 17th Century Shipwrightery: From
Orality to Textuality
CHAPTER 7.
Emergence of Proposals in England: 13thâEUR"17th Centuries
CHAPTER 8.
Emergence of Reports in England, 1475âEUR"1700
CHAPTER 9.
Reflections, Perspectives, and Research Recommendations
Index