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Cognition and the Book: Typologies of Formal Organisation of Knowledge in the Printed Book of the Early Modern Period
Contributor(s): Enenkel, Karl A. E., Neuber, Wolfgang

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ISBN: 9004124500     ISBN-13: 9789004124509
Publisher: Brill
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Published: December 2004
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Annotation: The printed book, the most important invention of the Early Modern Period, brought about not only an explosion of knowledge, but also major changes in the perception of texts. This volume investigates the methods by which knowledge was presented to the early modern reader and the organisation of material that guided his cognition of them. It focuses not merely on book-historical questions, but on the intersection of layout and paratexts with issues of genre, content and intended function of texts. A team of experts in various disciplines, English, French, German, Neo-Latin, philosophy, art history, the history of science and book history, makes a first effort to understanding this fascinating topic.

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BISAC Categories:
- History | Modern - 16th Century
- History | Modern - 17th Century
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Publishers & Publishing Industry
Dewey: 002.09
LCCN: 2005273793
Series: Intersections,
Physical Information: 1.79" H x 6.96" W x 9.68" L (2.86 lbs) 664 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 17th Century
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
 
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The printed book, the most important invention of the early modern period, brought about not only an explosion of knowledge, but also major changes in the perception of texts. This volume investigates the methods by which knowledge was presented to the early modern reader and the organisation of material that guided his cognition of them. It focuses not merely on book-historical questions, but on the intersection of layout and paratexts with issues of genre, content and intended function of texts. A team of experts in various disciplines, English, French, German, Neo-Latin, philosophy, art history, the history of science and book history, makes a first effort to understanding this fascinating topic.

Contributors include: Maximilian Bergengruen, Manuel Braun, Kai Bremer, Karl A.E. Enenkel, Romy G nthart, Detlef Haberland, Frans A. Janssen, J rg Jungmayr, Ursula Kocher, Robert Luff, Ann Moss, Wolfgang Neuber, Matthijs van Otegem, Hilmar M. Pabel, Thomas Rahn, Paul J. Smith, Dietmar Till, Ian F. Verstegen, and Claus Zittel.
 
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