LEADER 04667nam 2200853Ia 450 001 9910458027703321 005 20210616211148.0 010 $a1-282-08987-0 010 $a9786612089879 010 $a0-226-40123-5 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226401232 035 $a(CKB)1000000000397063 035 $a(EBL)432247 035 $a(OCoLC)436148381 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000084565 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11125758 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000084565 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10170465 035 $a(PQKB)11044407 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC432247 035 $a(DE-B1597)535634 035 $a(OCoLC)990413658 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226401232 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL432247 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10292358 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL208987 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000397063 100 $a19981019d1998 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe nature of the book$b[electronic resource] $eprint and knowledge in the making /$fAdrian Johns 210 $aChicago, Ill. $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d1998 215 $a1 online resource (778 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-226-40121-9 311 0 $a0-226-40122-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 641-707) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIllustrations --$tAcknowledgments --$tA Note on Conventions --$t1. Introduction: The Book of Nature and the Nature of the Book --$t2. Literatory Life: The Culture and Credibility of the Printed Book in Early Modern London --$t3. "The Advancement of Wholesome Knowledge": The Politics of Print and the Practices of Propriety --$t4. John Streater and the Knights of the Galaxy: Republicanism, Natural Knowledge, and the Politics of Printing --$t5. Faust and the Pirates: The Cultural Construction of the Printing Revolution --$t6. The Physiology of Reading: Print and the Passions --$t7. Piracy and Usurpation: Natural Philosophy in the Restoration --$t8. Histories of the Heavens: John Flamsteed, Isaac Newton, and the Historia Gelestis Britannica --$t9. Conclusion --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aIn 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. "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. Graham Burnett, New Republic "A detailed, engrossing, and genuinely eye-opening account of the formative stages of the print culture. . . . This is scholarship at its best."-Merle Rubin, Christian Science Monitor "The most lucid and persuasive account of the new kind of knowledge produced by print. . . . A work to rank alongside McLuhan."-John Sutherland, The Independent "Entertainingly written. . . . The most comprehensive account available . . . well documented and engaging."-Ian Maclean, Times Literary Supplement 606 $aPrinting$xSocial aspects$zEurope$xHistory 606 $aPrinting$xSocial aspects$zEngland$xHistory 606 $aBooks$zEurope$xHistory 606 $aBooks$zEngland$xHistory 606 $aTransmission of texts 606 $aScience$zEurope$xHistory 606 $aScience$zEngland$xHistory 606 $aScience publishing$zEurope$xHistory 606 $aScience publishing$zEngland$xHistory 607 $aEurope$xIntellectual life 607 $aEngland$xIntellectual life 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPrinting$xSocial aspects$xHistory. 615 0$aPrinting$xSocial aspects$xHistory. 615 0$aBooks$xHistory. 615 0$aBooks$xHistory. 615 0$aTransmission of texts. 615 0$aScience$xHistory. 615 0$aScience$xHistory. 615 0$aScience publishing$xHistory. 615 0$aScience publishing$xHistory. 676 $a686.09 676 $a686.2/094 676 $a686.2094 700 $aJohns$b Adrian$0329148 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458027703321 996 $aThe nature of the book$92264635 997 $aUNINA