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TRADITION v s MODERNITY

TRADITION v s MODERNITY. Time Magazine’s most important invention of the past 1000 years!. Pre Gutenburg Europe. Vellum. Monk Scribes. Gutenburg’s Moveable Type Press 1450. So What ?. LANGUAGE. Latin was replaced by national languages Regional dialects become standardized

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TRADITION v s MODERNITY

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  1. TRADITION vs MODERNITY

  2. Time Magazine’s most important invention of the past 1000 years!

  3. Pre Gutenburg Europe

  4. Vellum

  5. Monk Scribes

  6. Gutenburg’s Moveable Type Press 1450

  7. So What ?

  8. LANGUAGE • Latin was replaced by national languages • Regional dialects become standardized • Grammar, spelling an punctuation also become standardized • Even the format of books are standardized • Title page, page numbers, Table of contents etc.

  9. SOCIETY • Mass production of books reduces cost • By 1500, 20 million books printed! • Common people had access to information. • Critical thinking emerges as people find contradictions among texts. Affects thinking and perception.

  10. Traditional power structures are challenged. • REFORMATION • Scientific knowledge expanded and exported. • RENAISSANCE • The status and importance of the individual is elevated. • ENLIGHTENMENT

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