The Golden Thread: A History of Writing
by Ewan Clayton | History | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 1619022427 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 1619022427 Global Overview for this book
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We are at one of those turning points, for the written word, that come only rarely in human history. We are witnessing the introduction of new writing tools and media. It has only happened twice before as far as the Roman alphabet is concerned-once in a centuries long process when papyrus scrolls gave way to vellum books in late antiquity, and secondly when Gutenberg invented printing using movable type and change swept over Europe in the course of just one generation, during the late fifteenth century. Changing times now mean that for a brief period many of the conventions that surround the written word appear fluid; we are free to re-imagine the quality of the relationship we will make with writing, and shape new technologies; How will our choices be informed-how much do we know about the medium's past? What work does writing do for us? What writing tools do we need? Perhaps the first step towards answering these questions is to learn something of how writing got to be the way it is.
We are at one of those turning points, for the written word, that come only rarely in human history. We are witnessing the introduction of new writing tools and media. It has only happened twice before as far as the Roman alphabet is concerned-once in a centuries long process when papyrus scrolls gave way to vellum books in late antiquity, and secondly when Gutenberg invented printing using movable type and change swept over Europe in the course of just one generation, during the late fifteenth century. Changing times now mean that for a brief period many of the conventions that surround the written word appear fluid; we are free to re-imagine the quality of the relationship we will make with writing, and shape new technologies; How will our choices be informed-how much do we know about the medium's past? What work does writing do for us? What writing tools do we need? Perhaps the first step towards answering these questions is to learn something of how writing got to be the way it is.
Journal Entry 2 by Vasha at Collegetown Bagels, 203 North Aurora St. in Ithaca, New York USA on Saturday, October 18, 2014
Released 9 yrs ago (10/18/2014 UTC) at Collegetown Bagels, 203 North Aurora St. in Ithaca, New York USA
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