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The nature of the book : print and knowledge in the making
Johns, Adrian, author.; American Council Of Learned Societies.
1998
D 60 JOH.N
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Title
The nature of the book : print and knowledge in the making
Author
Johns, Adrian, author.
Description
xxi, 753 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
ISBN
9780226401218 cloth
Alternate Call Number
D 60 JOH.N
Summary
"In The 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." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/uchi051/97047252.html.
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"Uncorrected page proof"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 641-707) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Introduction: the book of nature and the nature of the book; 2. Literatory life: the culture and credibility of the printed book in early modern London; 3. "The advancement of wholesome knowledge": the politics of print and the practices of propriety; 4. John Streater and the knights of the galaxy: republicanism, natural knowledge, and the politics of printing; 5. Faust and the pirates: the cultural construction of the printing revolution; 6. The physiology of reading: print and the passions; 7. Piracy and usurpation: natural philosophy in the restoration; 8. Histories of the heavens: John Flamsteed, Isaac Newton, and the Historia Coelestis Britannica; 9. Conclusion.

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 c¶lestis Britannica
Conclusion.
Published
Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 1998.
Language
English
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American Council Of Learned Societies.

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