Course HackThe History of the Book in the Early Modern Period: 1450 to 1800By Trinity College Dublin, Mark Sweetnam, Elizabethanne Boran, Joseph Clarke, Jane Carroll
In a Nutshell
This FutureLearn course explores how books were made, advertised, sold, and read in the early modern period and why they have changed the world.
Favorite Quote
They allow us to converse with men and women across the centuries to better understand what they thought and believed and hoped.
Mark Sweetnam, on surviving early modern books
Introduction
The 21st century has already ushered in an extraordinary media revolution, with new opportunities and challenges in information sharing. But this isn't the first time this has happened.
The invention of printing and books in the 15th century revolutionized the world and how people understood it.
Nearly 600 years after their emergence, it's remarkable to see how far books have come.
This course is taught by Trinity College Dublin's Mark Sweetnam, Joseph Clarke, and Jane Carroll, who specialize in English and History. They're joined by Elizabethanne Boran, from Dublin's historical Edward Worth Library.
The History of the Book in the Early Modern Period: 1450 to 1800 examines the rise of printed books in the West. It covers how books were made, sold, read — and how they changed the world.
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