The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Eisenstein, Elizabeth L.

ISBN 10: 0521277353 / ISBN 13: 9780521277358

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, London, ET AL, 1983

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A first Edition/First Printing that is Nearly Fine and bears some general wear to the volume from life on the shelf and page edge soiling; The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe tells the story of how the printing press transformed European society in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It explains how the press facilitated the spread of new knowledge and ideas and helped to create a more dynamic and open society.; 8vo; 297 pages. Seller Inventory # 123781

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Printing Revolution in Early Modern ...

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, London, ET AL

Publication Date: 1983

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: First Edition; First Printing.

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Synopsis:

Looks at the emergence of print culture in western Europe and discusses its influence on the Protestant Reformation and the development of science

Book Description:

Although the importance of the advent of printing for the Western world has long been recognized, it was Elizabeth 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 edition gives a stimulating survey of the communications revolution of the fifteenth century. After summarizing the initial changes introduce by the establishment of printing shops, it goes on to discuss how printing effected three major cultural movements: the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the rise of modern science. Specific examples show how the use of the new presses enabled churchmen, scholars, and craftsmen to move beyond the limits handcopying had imposed and thus to pose new challenges to traditional institutions.