The Order of Books: Readers, Authors and Libraries in Europe Between the 14th and 18th Centuries - Couverture souple

Chartier, Roger

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0745612725 ISBN 13 : 9780745612720

Editeur : Polity Press, 1993

Synopsis

In "The Order of Books", Chartier examines the different systems required to regulate the world of writing through the centuries, from the registration of titles to the classification of works. The modern world has, he argues, directly inherited the products of this labour: the basic principle of referring to texts, the dream of a universal library, real or imaginary, containing all the works ever written, and the emergence of a new definition of the book leading to some of the innovations which transformed the relationship of the reader to the text.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

Between the end of the Middle Ages and the eighteenth century, what methods were used to monitor and control the increasing number of texts – from the early hand–written books to the later, printed volumes – that were being put into circulation?

In The Order of Books, Chartier examines the different systems required to regulate the world of writing through the centuries, from the registration of titles to the classification of works. The modern world has, he argues, directly inherited the products of this labour: the basic principle of referring to texts, the dream of a universal library, real or imaginary, containing all the works ever written, and the emergence of a new definition of the book leading to some of the innovations which transformed the relationship of the reader to the text.

Revue de presse

′ The Order of Books is a tour de force not only in the cultural history of the book, but in cultural history at the very point where it intersects with theory.′ Orest Ranum, Johns Hopkins University

′Riveting detail ... In selecting his topic he has taken on a tall order. He acquits himself magnificently.′ Bibliotheque d′Humanisme et Renaissance

′For the historian of books and libraries, Chartier has written a major contribution to the ongoing debate about the nature of their discipline.′ Rare Books Newsletter

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Polity Press
• Date d'édition: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0745612725
• ISBN 13: 9780745612720
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 150
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible