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Making mathematical culture : university and print in the circle of Lefèvre d'Étaples
Title
Making mathematical culture : university and print in the circle of Lefèvre d'Étaples / Richard Oosterhoff.
ISBN
9780191862151 (ebook) :
Edition
First edition.
Publication
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Physical Description
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
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Notes
This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 30, 2018).
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Summary
In 1503, for the first time, a student in Paris was able to spend his entire university career studying only the printed textbooks of his teacher, thanks to the works of the humanist and university reformer Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples (c. 1455-1536). As printed books became central to the intellectual habits of following generations, Lefèvre turned especially to mathematics as a way to renovate the medieval university. 'Making Mathematical Culture' argues this was a pivatol moment in the cultural history of Europe and explores how the rise of the printed book contributed to the growing profile of mathematics in the region.
Variant and related titles
Oxford scholarship online.
Other formats
Print version :
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 21, 2018
Series
Oxford-Warburg studies
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience
Specialized.
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