SMC228H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Francesco Griffo, Robert Darnton, Cultural Artifact
17 Oct 2018
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Designed to make text smaller, occupy less space. Physical, material artifacts that are part of our human condition. What is the history of books? (robert darnton) (1982) Few pages, sheets, glued together with a cover. Leslie howsam"s triangle for the study of book culture. Through books we can discover, learn information. Who created, wrote the book, publisher, year of publication. Lucien lebvre (the coming of the book) One of the first to talk about print culture. The book in the history of innovation. Role of innovation in recent human history. Innovation is a collective and collaborative process. History of book is a history of innovation, creativity, imagination. Able to understand humanistic roots of our culture. The book: a marriage between culture and technology. Who introduced the mechanical movable type printing to europe. What was the first major book printed in eu with movable metal type by johannes. Gutenberg ink made of lamp-black, varnish and.
