Elizabeth L. Eisenstein

The Printing Press as an Agent of Change

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Printing Press as an Agent of Change, first published in 1980, is a full-scale historical treatment of the advent of printing and its importance as an agent of change. It examines the implications of the shift from script to print, and examines its part in the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the rise of modern science.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 820
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 1980
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 44mm
• Gewicht: 1162g
• ISBN-13: 9780521299558
• ISBN-10: 0521299551
• Artikelnr.: 22052636

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part I. Introduction to an Elusive Transformation: 1. The unacknowledged revolution
2. Defining the initial shift
some features of print culture
Part II. Classical and Christian Traditions Reorientated
Renaissance and Reformation Reappraised: 3. A classical revival reoriented: the two phases of the Renaissance
4. The scriptual tradition recast: resetting the stage for the Reformation
Part III. The Book of Nature Transformed: 5. Introduction: problems of periodization
6. Technical literature goes to press: some new trends in scientific writing and research
7. Resetting the stage for the Copernican Revolution
8. Sponsorship and censorship of scientific publication
Conclusion
Bibliographical index
General index.