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Knowledge Lost: A New View of Early Modern Intellectual History - Mulsow, Martin, Professor, and Midelfort, H C Erik (Translated by)
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A compelling alternative account of the history of knowledge from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment Until now the history of knowledge has largely been about formal and documented accumulation, concentrating on systems, collections, academies, and institutions. The central narrative has been one of advancement, refinement, and expansion. Martin Mulsow tells a different story. Knowledge can be lost: manuscripts are burned, oral learning dies with its bearers, new ideas are suppressed by censors. Knowledge Lost is a ...

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Knowledge Lost: A New View of Early Modern Intellectual History 2022, Princeton University Press, Princeton

ISBN-13: 9780691208657

Hardcover