The printing revolution in early modern Europe / Elizabeth L. Eisenstein.

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Eisenstein, Elizabeth L

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TextPublication details: Cambridge, etc. : Cambridge University Press, 2005.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xix, 384 p. : ill., maps b&w ; 23 cmISBN:

9781107632752

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DDC classification:

686.2094

Contents:

Preface to the second edition -- Introduction -- Pt. 1. The emergence of print culture in the west -- 1. An unacknowledged revolution -- 2. Defining the initial shift -- 3. Some features of print culture -- 4. The expanding republic of letters -- Pt. 2. Interaction with other developments -- 5. The permanent Renaissance: Mutation of a classical revival -- 6. Western christendom disrupted: resetting the stage for reformation -- 7. The book of nature transformed: printing and the rise of modern science -- 8. Conclusion: scripture and nature transformed -- Afterword: Revising the printing revolution -- Selected reading -- Index.

Summary: In 1979 Elizabeth Eisenstein provided the first full-scale treatment of the fifteenth-century printing revolution in the West in her monumental two-volume work, The Printing Press as an Agent of Change. This abridged edition, after summarising the initial changes introduced by the establishment of printing shops, goes on to discuss how printing challenged traditional institutions and affected three major cultural movements: the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the rise of modern science. Also included is a later essay which aims to demonstrate that the cumulative processes created by printing are likely to persist despite the recent development of new communications technologies.

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Includes bibliographical reference and index.

Preface to the second edition --
Introduction --
Pt. 1. The emergence of print culture in the west --
1. An unacknowledged revolution --
2. Defining the initial shift --
3. Some features of print culture --
4. The expanding republic of letters --
Pt. 2. Interaction with other developments --
5. The permanent Renaissance: Mutation of a classical revival --
6. Western christendom disrupted: resetting the stage for reformation --
7. The book of nature transformed: printing and the rise of modern science --
8. Conclusion: scripture and nature transformed --
Afterword: Revising the printing revolution --
Selected reading --
Index.

In 1979 Elizabeth Eisenstein provided the first full-scale treatment of the fifteenth-century printing revolution in the West in her monumental two-volume work, The Printing Press as an Agent of Change. This abridged edition, after summarising the initial changes introduced by the establishment of printing shops, goes on to discuss how printing challenged traditional institutions and affected three major cultural movements: the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the rise of modern science. Also included is a later essay which aims to demonstrate that the cumulative processes created by printing are likely to persist despite the recent development of new communications technologies.

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