Print and Print and SocietySociety

Society before printingSociety before printing

LascouxLascoux

TV?TV?

HieroglyphicsHieroglyphics

HieroglyphicsHieroglyphics

Hieratic writingHieratic writing

All Three forms of Egyptian All Three forms of Egyptian writingwriting

Egyptian scribeEgyptian scribe

Library at AlexandriaLibrary at Alexandria

Knowledge was in Knowledge was in people’s mindspeople’s minds

HistoryHistoryLawLawFactsFacts

Knowledge was oralKnowledge was oralCourts held hearingsCourts held hearings

Literally – judges listened Literally – judges listened to testimonyto testimony

Old people were vitally Old people were vitally importantimportant

They could testify from their They could testify from their own memory, the only own memory, the only reliable records there werereliable records there were

They relied on reminders They relied on reminders since there was no real since there was no real calendar and they lived by calendar and they lived by seasons, not datesseasons, not dates

A trialA trial

Memories were Memories were prodigiousprodigious

When you can’t read or write, When you can’t read or write, you have to rememberyou have to remember

Poetry is easier to remember Poetry is easier to remember than prose due to rhyme and than prose due to rhyme and rhythmrhythm

London Bridge - 1633London Bridge - 1633

Jack Horner’s “Plum”Jack Horner’s “Plum”

TroubadoursTroubadours

The Venerable BedeThe Venerable Bede

Historia ecclesiastica gentis Historia ecclesiastica gentis AnglorumAnglorum

The sermons composed by St. Bonaventure The sermons composed by St. Bonaventure of Fidenza? of Fidenza?

The sermons composed by some other The sermons composed by some other person named Bonaventure? person named Bonaventure?

Sermons copied by a Bonaventure? Sermons copied by a Bonaventure? Sermons copied by somebody from a Sermons copied by somebody from a

church of St. Bonaventure? church of St. Bonaventure? Sermons preached by a Bonaventure? Sermons preached by a Bonaventure? Sermons that belonged to a Bonaventure? Sermons that belonged to a Bonaventure? Sermons that belonged to a church of St. Sermons that belonged to a church of St.

Bonaventure? Bonaventure? Sermons by various people of whom the Sermons by various people of whom the

first or most important was somebody first or most important was somebody named Bonaventure? named Bonaventure?

The arrival of The arrival of printingprinting

IndulgencesIndulgences

Martin LutherMartin Luther

Martin Luther’s ThesesMartin Luther’s Theses

Thus was born the Thus was born the Protestant ReformationProtestant Reformation

Naturally, the Catholic Naturally, the Catholic Church fought backChurch fought back

Started the first Started the first propaganda warpropaganda war

Religious broadsidesReligious broadsides

Luther’s German Bible - Luther’s German Bible - 15201520

For the Catholic Church For the Catholic Church printing was considered printing was considered

the enemythe enemy Excommunication for writing or Excommunication for writing or

reading banned booksreading banned books Papal Forbidden Books listPapal Forbidden Books list

InquisitionInquisition

Book burningBook burning

People burningPeople burning

Revere’s Boston Revere’s Boston MassacreMassacre

Paine’s Common SensePaine’s Common Sense

Declaration of Declaration of IndependenceIndependence

Print’s greatest Print’s greatest effect on Societyeffect on Society

KnowledKnowledgege

Dispersion of Dispersion of InformationInformation

Aldus ManutiusAldus Manutius 1450- 15151450- 1515

Aldus’ italic fontAldus’ italic font

AristotleAristotle 384 BCE – 322 BCE384 BCE – 322 BCE

Giovanni BenedettiGiovanni Benedetti Performed Performed

the ball the ball drop drop experimentexperiment

Galileo Galilei: 1564 - Galileo Galilei: 1564 - 16421642

Galileo’s Jupiter notesGalileo’s Jupiter notes

Siderius NunciusSiderius Nuncius

Siderius pageSiderius page

Vitruvius’ Vitruvius’ De Architectura De Architectura c. 40 BCEc. 40 BCE

Inigo Jones (1573-1652)Inigo Jones (1573-1652)

Fire engineFire engine

Justinian (483-565) and Justinian (483-565) and hishis

Corpus Juris CivilisCorpus Juris Civilis

Poor Richard’s AlmanackPoor Richard’s Almanack

Franklin’s Pennsylvania Franklin’s Pennsylvania GazetteGazette

The American Magazine - The American Magazine - 17581758

The IndexThe Index

Arno Penzias / Robert Arno Penzias / Robert WilsonWilson

Aracebo Radio TelescopeAracebo Radio Telescope

William Caxton – William Caxton – First printer in English - First printer in English -

14761476

Ramses at KadeshRamses at Kadesh

John Adams / Thomas John Adams / Thomas JeffersonJefferson

John Quincy Adams / Andrew John Quincy Adams / Andrew JacksonJackson

The Sun – 1The Sun – 1stst penny penny newspapernewspaper