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Too Much to Know

By Blair, Ann M.

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Too Much to Know

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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 M. 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. Blair 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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
416
Release Date:
2011-09-13
Publication Date:
2011-09-13
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0300165390
ISBN13:
9780300165395
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
592 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
233 cm
Thickness:
25 cm
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