Printing Revolution Early Modern Europe

Eisenstein, Elizabeth

ISBN 10: 0521277353 / ISBN 13: 9780521277358

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1984

Seller Inventory # 012511

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.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Printing Revolution Early Modern Europe
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 1984
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good +
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 1st Edition