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Too Much to Know Examines methods of information management in ancient and medieval Europe as well as the Islamic world and China, focusing on the organization, composition, and reception of Latin reference books in print in early modern Europe. Full description
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The flood of information brought to us by advancing technology is often accompanied by a distressing sense of information overload, yet this experience is not unique to modern times. In fact, says Ann Blair in this intriguing book, the invention of the printing press and the ensuing abundance of books provoked sixteenth- and seventeenth-century European scholars to register complaints very similar to our own. The author examines methods of information management in ancient and medieval Europe as well as the Islamic world and China, then focuses particular attention on the organization, composition, and reception of Latin reference books in print in early modern Europe. She explores in detail the sophisticated and sometimes idiosyncratic techniques that scholars and readers developed in an era of new technology and exploding information.
Revue de presse
'There has always been 'too much to know'. In this lively and learned book, Ann Blair shows us how early modern Europeans managed to survive - and even to surf - what they saw as tidal waves of information. Her insightful comparisons, careful attention to the survival of traditional methods, and clear vision of the new culture of passionate curiosity that took place in the Renaissance give her work extraordinary range and depth.' - Anthony Grafton, Princeton University. --Anthony Grafton
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- ÉditeurYale University Press
- Date d'édition2010
- ISBN 10 0300112513
- ISBN 13 9780300112511
- ReliureRelié
- Langueanglais
- Nombre de pages416
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Too Much to Know : Managing Scholarly Information Before the Modern Age
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Yale University Press, 2010
ISBN 10 : 0300112513
ISBN 13 : 9780300112511
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Too Much To Know: Managing Scholarly Information Before The Modern Age
Edité par
Yale University Press, 2010
ISBN 10 : 0300112513
ISBN 13 : 9780300112511
Ancien ou d'occasion
Couverture rigide
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