The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe

Elizabeth L. Eisenstein

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English

Cambridge University Press
29 March 2012

History; European history; Printing, packaging & reprographic industry

Series: Canto Classics

In 1979 Elizabeth Eisenstein provided the first full-scale treatment of the fifteenth-century printing revolution in the West in her monumental two-volume work, The Printing Press as an Agent of Change. This abridged edition, after summarising the initial changes introduced by the establishment of printing shops, goes on to discuss how printing challenged traditional institutions and affected three major cultural movements: the Renaissance, the Reformation and the rise of modern science. Also included is a later essay which aims to demonstrate that the cumulative processes created by printing are likely to persist despite the recent development of new communications technologies.

By: Elizabeth L. Eisenstein
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 580g
ISBN: 9781107632752
ISBN 10: 1107632757
Series: Canto Classics
Pages: 406
Publication Date: 29 March 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part I. The Emergence of Print Culture in the West: 1. The unacknowledged revolution; 2. Defining the initial shift; 3. Some features of print culture; 4. The expanding Republic of Letters; Part II. Interaction with Other Developments: 5. The permanent Renaissance: mutation of a classical revival; 6. Western Christendom disrupted: resetting the stage for Reformation; 7. The book of nature transformed: printing and the rise of modern science; 8. Conclusion: scripture and nature transformed; Afterword: revisiting the printing revolution.