Eisenstein, Elizabeth L.,
The printing press as an agent of change : communications and cultural transformations in early-modern Europe / Elizabeth L. Eisenstein, Professor of History, University of Michigan - 2 volumes (xxi, 794 pages) ; 23 cm - The printing press as an agent of change .
Includes bibliographical references and general index
Includes bibliographical references (pages 709-767) and index
part 1. Introduction to an elusive transformation. The unacknowledged revolution -- Defining the initial shift ; some features of print culture -- part 2. Classical and Christian traditions reoriented ; Renaissance and Reformation reappraised. A classical revival reoriented : the two phases of the Renaissance -- The scriptural tradition recast : resetting the stage for the Reformation -- part 3. The book of nature transformed. Introduction ; problems of periodization -- Technical literature goes to press : some new trends in scientific writing and research -- Resetting the stage for the Copernican Revolution -- Sponsorship and censorship of scientific publication -- Conclusion : Scripture and nature transformed
0521220440 9780521220446 0521219671 9780521219679 0521219698 9780521219693 0521220440
77091083
GB7923674 bnb 791527301 can
Printing--Influence
Reformation
Renaissance
Technology and civilization
Civilization--history
Printing--history
Technology--history
Europe
Europe
Z124 / .E37
686.2
Z 124 / E36p 1979
The printing press as an agent of change : communications and cultural transformations in early-modern Europe / Elizabeth L. Eisenstein, Professor of History, University of Michigan - 2 volumes (xxi, 794 pages) ; 23 cm - The printing press as an agent of change .
Includes bibliographical references and general index
Includes bibliographical references (pages 709-767) and index
part 1. Introduction to an elusive transformation. The unacknowledged revolution -- Defining the initial shift ; some features of print culture -- part 2. Classical and Christian traditions reoriented ; Renaissance and Reformation reappraised. A classical revival reoriented : the two phases of the Renaissance -- The scriptural tradition recast : resetting the stage for the Reformation -- part 3. The book of nature transformed. Introduction ; problems of periodization -- Technical literature goes to press : some new trends in scientific writing and research -- Resetting the stage for the Copernican Revolution -- Sponsorship and censorship of scientific publication -- Conclusion : Scripture and nature transformed
0521220440 9780521220446 0521219671 9780521219679 0521219698 9780521219693 0521220440
77091083
GB7923674 bnb 791527301 can
Printing--Influence
Reformation
Renaissance
Technology and civilization
Civilization--history
Printing--history
Technology--history
Europe
Europe
Z124 / .E37
686.2
Z 124 / E36p 1979