Too Much to Know - Managing Scholarly Information Before the Modern Age

Informationen zum Autor Ann M. Blair is Henry Charles Lea Professor of History, Harvard University. She lives in Cambridge, MA. Klappentext A study of how the invention of the printing press lead to problems in managing the amount of scholarly information available. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Ann M. Blair, Blair Ann M.
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.09.2011
• EAN: 9780300165395
• ISBN: 978-0-300-16539-5
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 238 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Social and cultural history, Library, archive and information management, Library, Archive & Information Management