The printing revolution in early modern Europe /

Eisenstein, Elizabeth L.

The printing revolution in early modern Europe / [print] Elizabeth L. Eisenstein. - ninth printing. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, (c)2020. - xix, 384 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

I: The emergence of print culture in the West -- An unacknowledged revolution -- Defining the initial shift -- Some features of print culture -- The expanding republic of letters -- II: Interaction with other developments -- The permanent renaissance: mutation of a classical revival -- Western Christendom disrupted: resetting the stage for the reformation -- The book of nature transformed: printing and the rise of modern science -- Scripture and nature transformed.

After summarising the initial changes introduced by the establishment of printing shops, Elizabeth Eisenstein discusses how printing effected three major revolutions - the Renaissance, the Reformation and the rise of modern science.



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Printing--History.--Europe
Technology and civilization.

Z124.E36.P756 2005 Z124