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The Transmission of Culture in Early Modern Europe
Anthony Grafton
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Description for The Transmission of Culture in Early Modern Europe
Paperback. Eight essays by major authors who attempt to find out who read, published, or advertised what, when, and where from the European Renaissance on. Editor(s): Grafton, Anthony; Blair, Ann. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 546.
The Transmission of Culture in Early Modern Europe focuses on the ways in which culture is moved from one generation or group to another, not by exact replication but by accretion or revision. The contributors to the volume each consider how the passing of historical information is an organic process that allows for the transformation of previously accepted truth.
The volume covers a broad and fascinating scope of subjects presented by leading scholars. Anthony Grafton's contribution on the fifteenth-century forger Annius of Viterbo emphasizes the role of imagination in the classical revival; Lisa Jardine demonstrates the way in which Erasmus ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812216677
SKU
V9780812216677
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About Anthony Grafton
Anthony Grafton is Professor of History at Princeton University. Among his many books are Joseph Scaliger: A Study in the History of Classical Scholarship and The Footnote: A Curious History. Ann Blair teaches history at Harvard University and is author of The Theater of Nature: Jean Bodin and Renaissance Science.
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