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

Eisenstein, Elizabeth L.

ISBN 10: 0521277353 / ISBN 13: 9780521277358

Edité par 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. N° de réf. du vendeur 123781

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Titre : The Printing Revolution in Early Modern ...

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

Date d'édition : 1983

Reliure : Softcover

Etat : Near Fine

Edition : First Edition; First Printing.

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Présentation de l'éditeur:

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 Revolution in Early Modern Europe, who provided the first full-scale treatment of the subject. This illustrated and abridged edition gives a stimulating survey of the communications revolution of the fifteenth century. After summarizing the initial changes introduced by the establishment of printing shops, it goes on to discuss how printing affected three major cultural movements: the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the rise of modern science. This new edition includes a new essay discussing recent controversies provoked by the first edition and reaffirms the thesis that the advent of printing entailed a communications revolution. Fully-illustrated and annotated, the book argues that the cumulative processes set in motion with the advent of printing are likely to persist despite the recent development of new communications technologies.