The printing revolution in early modern Europe / Elizabeth L. Eisenstein,...
LivresLangue: anglais.Éditeur : Cambridge : Cambridge university press, 1993Description : 1 volume (xiv-300 pages) :
illustrations ;
28 cmISBN: 0-521-44770-4.Collection: CantoRésumé : Although the importance of the advent of printing for Western civilisation has long been recognised, it was Professor Eisenstein, in her monumental, two-volume work, The Printing Press as an Agent of Change, who provided the first full-scale treatment of the subject. This illustrated and abridged edition of Professor Eisenstein's study gives a stimulating survey of the communications revolution of the fifteenth century. It begins with a discussion of the general implications of the introduction of printing, and then explores how the shift from script to print entered into the three major movements of early modern times: the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the rise of modern science.Sujet - Nom commun: Imprimerie -- Europe Histoire | Histoire du livre Renaissance | Histoire du livre 400-1400 | Imprimerie, Influence | Vie intellectuelle -- Europe Histoire 
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Bibliographie p. 279-292. Index
Although the importance of the advent of printing for Western civilisation has long been recognised, it was Professor Eisenstein, in her monumental, two-volume work, The Printing Press as an Agent of Change, who provided the first full-scale treatment of the subject. This illustrated and abridged edition of Professor Eisenstein's study gives a stimulating survey of the communications revolution of the fifteenth century. It begins with a discussion of the general implications of the introduction of printing, and then explores how the shift from script to print entered into the three major movements of early modern times: the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the rise of modern science.
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