The book in the Renaissance /

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The dawn of print was a major turning point in the early modern world. It rescued ancient learning from obscurity, transformed knowledge of the natural and physical world, and brought the thrill of book ownership to the masses. But, as Andrew Pettegree reveals in this work of great historical merit,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pettegree, Andrew (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2010]
Subjects:
To 1600
Book industries and trade > Europe > History > 16th century.
Book industries and trade > Europe > History > To 1500.
Printing > Europe > History > 16th century.
Printing > Europe > History > Origin and antecedents.
Books > Europe > History > 1450-1600.
Renaissance.
Reformation > Europe.
Livres > Industrie > Europe > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Imprimerie > Europe > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Imprimerie > Europe > Histoire > Origines et antécédents.
Livres > Europe > Histoire > 1450-1600.
Réforme (Christianisme) > Europe.
HISTORY > Renaissance.
Book industries and trade.
Books.
Intellectual life.
Printing.
Printing > Origin and antecedents.
Reformation.
Europe > Intellectual life.
Europe > Vie intellectuelle.
Europe.
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The book before print
  • The invention of printing
  • Renaissance encounters : the crisis of print
  • The creation of a European book market
  • Book town Wittenberg
  • Luther's legacy
  • First with the news
  • Polite recreations
  • At school
  • The literature of conflict
  • The search for order
  • Market forces
  • Science and exploration
  • Healing
  • Building a library
  • Word and the street.

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