The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe
The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe
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Although the importance of printing for the Western world has long been recognized, it was Elizabeth Eisenstein, in The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe, who provided the first full-scale treatment of the subject. This edition gives a stimulating survey of the communications revolution of the fifteenth century.
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The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe by Elizabeth L Eisenstein
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.
'This is a good and important book … the author's clear and forceful style makes it a pleasure to read' The New York Review of Books
'… the first comprehensive account of the difference made by the introduction and rapid spread of printing and printers' workshops. … a useful introduction to the kinds of preliminary question which students might be encouraged to ask …' Katy Hooper, University of Liverpool
'… the first comprehensive account of the difference made by the introduction and rapid spread of printing and printers' workshops. … a useful introduction to the kinds of preliminary question which students might be encouraged to ask …' Katy Hooper, University of Liverpool
Elizabeth L. Eisenstein is the Alice Freeman Palmer Professor of History (Emerita) at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is the author of many book and articles, including The Printing Press as an Agent of Change (Cambridge, 1979) and Grub Street Abroad: Aspects of the Eighteenth Century French Cosmopolitan Press (1992). In 2002, she was awarded the American Historial Association's Award for Scholarly Distinction.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521607742 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521607744 |
| Title | The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe |
| Author | Elizabeth L Eisenstein |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2005-09-12 |
| Number of pages | 406 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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