Martyn Lyons surveys the changing relationships enjoyed by men and
women with the written word, from early times to the present day.
He provides a highly-readable account of the social history of
reading and writing, relating it to key historical moments such as
the Renaissance, the Reformation and the Enlightenment. Offering a
fresh history centred on the reactions and experiences of ordinary
readers and writers, Lyons deals with key turning points that
occurred throughout the centuries, such as the invention of the
codex, the transition from scribal to print culture, the reading
revolution and the industrialisation of the book. Tracing the major
historical developments across Europe and North America which
revolutionised our relationship with texts, this book provides an
engaging and invaluable overview of the history of scribal and
print culture.
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