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The dawn of print was a major turning point in the early modern world. It rescued ancient learning from obscurity, transformed knowledge of the natural & physical world, & brought the thrill of book ownership to the masses. The author reveals that the story of the post-Gutenberg world was more complicated than we have often come to believe.Pettegree, Andrew is the author of 'The Book in the Renaissance', published 2010 under ISBN 9780300110098 and ISBN 030011009X.
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