The Book in the Renaissance
$35.98
- Paperback
440 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2011
Summary
A groundbreaking study of the fascinating, yet largely unknown world of books in the first great age of print, 1450–1600
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, the story of the post-Gutenberg world was rather m…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780300178210 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0300178212 |
| Author: | Andrew Pettegree |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 440 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2011 |
| Weight: | 540g |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 235mm |
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Critics Review
Selected by New York Times Book Review as a Best Book Since 2000
“[Pettegree] offers a radically new understanding of printing in the years of its birth and youth.”—Robert Pinsky, New York Times Book Review
“[A] fine new study.”—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker
“Pettegree’s book has a clear and solid structure… . There is so much to enjoy here.”—Martin Davies, Times Literary Supplement
Selected as a Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2011 in the General category
Winner of the 2011 Phyllis Goodhart Gordon Book Prize, presented by the Renaissance Society of America
“An authoritative, innovative and succinct account of one of the most fundamental issues in Renaissance history, the role of the printed book.”—Henry Kamen
Andrew Pettegree
Andrew Pettegree is Head of the School of History at the University of St. Andrews and founding director of the St. Andrews Reformation Studies Institute.
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