The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe

What threatened the very foundations of the Church was the new concept of truth proclaimed by Galileo. Alongside the truth of revelation comes now an independent and original truth of nature. This truth is revealed not in God’s words but in his work; it is not based on the testimony of Scripture or......more

Really enjoyed this, and I see why it became a must-read for the digerati. The book is fueled by the frustration that, on the one hand, historians say that printing led to immense changes in Europea's culture, and on the other hand, ignore the specifics of printing's impact in more detailed historie......more

Harry Truman once said "The only thing new in this world is the history you don't know." He was guided throughout his political career by the lessons of history, a subject in which he was very well read. And studying history shows us how much our current issues can be better understood by their ante......more

Saggio imperdibile per chi vuole capire perché il Rinascimento ha preso piede e ancora ne parliamo, mentre le rinascite dei secoli precedenti sono finite nel cestino della carta straccia della Storia. E per chi ama i libri. È strano dirlo per un saggio storico, ma chi ama i libri non dovrebbe perder......more

Review paper written for class: In The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe, Eisenstein claims that “as an agent of change, printing altered methods of data collection, storage and retrieval systems, and communications networks used by learned communities throughout Europe.” Overall, Eisens......more