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THE NATURE OF THE BOOK

Main points: Fixity is not innate to printed works. Authorship had to be created. Printers shaped knowledge. Piracy threatened to undo the credibility of the printed word. Scientific revolution aided development of print. Rethink how you interpret print. THE NATURE OF THE BOOK.

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THE NATURE OF THE BOOK

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  1. Main points: Fixity is not innate to printed works. Authorship had to be created. Printers shaped knowledge. Piracy threatened to undo the credibility of the printed word. Scientific revolution aided development of print. Rethink how you interpret print. THE NATURE OF THE BOOK

  2. “Literatory Life” • Literate population • Printing houses- actual homes • Threat of piracy • Patriarchal, family based • Importance of “copy” • Common man controls press • Authors’ limited rights

  3. “The Advancement of Wholesome Knowledge” • Stationer Company • Hall Book/Registration • Privileges • Attempts to limit piracy, conflict and counterfeit. • Early attempt to develop creditability of print.

  4. “John Streater and the Knights of the Galaxy” • Natural world and political world were inseparable • Issue of monopolies • Law books made accessible to all • Legal practice altered

  5. “Faust and the Pirates” Printing Press's origin: -Laurens Coster -Gutenberg - Johann Faust. Printing appeared in Oxford in 1471, after a workshop man was successfully bribed. The debate still continues.

  6. “The Physiology of Reading” • Reading effected mind and body • “Passions” • Need for collaboration in sciences • Royal Society

  7. “Piracy and Usurpation” • “Usurpation” • Piracy made all books questionable • Royal Society refereed and required registration • Experiments relied heavily on printed materials

  8. “Histories of the Heavens” • Antagonism between Newton, Halley, Flamsteed • Two versions of Historia Coelestis Britannica • Importance of author

  9. Conclusion • Authorship had to be developed • Print, historically, was uncertain. • People now assume trust from the printed word. • Control of print, is control of knowledge. • Threat of piracy still exists in many places.

  10. Reception • Well researched and very detailed • Intriguing • Too long, could use more organization • Skewed • Neglects 150 years of print culture • Often digresses too far from main points

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