Preserved Smith (1880 1941), a professor in the history department
of Cornell University, owed his unusual first name to Puritan
ancestors who could be traced back to the seventeenth century. His
great interest was in the Protestant reformation, and its
wide-ranging political and cultural effects in Europe and America.
An obituary remarks that his writings 'reveal a remarkable breadth
of knowledge and interest and a consistent devotion to high
standards of scholarly integrity'. This two-volume work of 1930 4,
discussing 'modern culture' from 1543 to 1776, displays these
qualities in abundance. Volume 1, after an introductory chapter,
considers the state of the sciences in the sixteenth century, then
the humanities and the social and political context of law,
morality and art. The emphasis on the importance of science as a
driver of change makes this a remarkable and readable overview of
the emergence of modern society."
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