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Print, Manuscript, And The Search For Order, 1450-1830

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David McKitterickPublication Details
BookCambridge University Press2003Links
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After re-examining fundamental aspects of the printing revolution of the early modern period, David McKitterick argues that many changes associated with printing were only gradually absorbed over almost 400 years, a much longer period than usually suggested. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (UPPER LEVEL) Z124 .M39 2003 NEW BOOK(MAIN)
The Nature Of The Book : Print And Knowledge In The Making

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Adrian JohnsPublication Details
BookUniversity of Chicago Press1998Description
In The Nature of the Book, a tour de force of cultural history, Adrian Johns constructs an entirely original and vivid picture of print culture and its many arenas?commercial, intellectual, political, and individual. The richness of Mr. Johns’s book lies in the splendid detail he has collected to describe the world of books in the first two centuries after the printing press arrived in England.”?Alberto Manguel, Washington Times “[A] mammoth and stimulating account of the place of print in the history of knowledge. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (UPPER LEVEL) Z124 .J64 1998 DUE 05-02-10
How The Irish Saved Civilization : The Untold Story Of Ireland’s Heroic Role From The Fall Of Rome To The Rise Of Medieval Europe

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Thomas CahillPublication Details
Book1st edNan A. Talese, Doubleday1995Description
The perfect St. Patrick’s Day gift, and a book in the best tradition of popular history — the untold story of Ireland’s role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. Not only did he bring Christianity to Ireland, he instilled a sense of literacy and learning that would create the conditions that allowed Ireland to become “the isle of saints and scholars” — and thus preserve Western culture while Europe was being overrun by barbarians. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) DA930.5 .C34 1995 c.2 DUE 11-10-09
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