Nature of the Book Print and Knowledge in the Making

Name: Nature of the Book Print and Knowledge in the Making
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ISBN: 9780226401225

ISBN-10: 0226401227

ISBN-13: 9780226401225

Edition: 2000

Authors: Adrian Johns

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InThe 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."A compelling exposition of how authors, printers, booksellers and readers competed for power over the printed page. . . . 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. . . . Johns has written a tremendously learned primer."—D.…

Book details

List price: $46.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 5/15/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 776
Size: 0.66" wide x 0.92" long x 0.17" tall
Weight: 2.530
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


A Note on Conventions



Introduction: The Book of Nature and the Nature of the Book



Literatory Life: The Culture and Credibility of the Printed Book in Early Modern London



"The Advancement of Wholesome Knowledge": The Politics of Print and the Practices of Propriety



John Streater and the Knights of the Galaxy: Republicanism, Natural Knowledge, and the Politics of Printing



Faust and the Pirates: The Cultural Construction of the Printing Revolution



The Physiology of Reading: Print and the Passions



Piracy and Usurpation: Natural Philosophy in the Restoration



Histories of the Heavens: John Flamsteed, Isaac Newton, and the Historia Coelestis Britannica



Conclusion


Bibliography


Index