Defenders of the Text: The Traditions of Scholarship in an Age of Science, 1450–1800
Anthony Grafton explores the traditions of scholarship from 1450 to 1800, a period marked by the growing influence of science. This historical study considers how textual learning, interpretation, and scholarly practice persisted and developed amid changing ideas about knowledge.
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Defenders of the Text examines traditions of scholarship across the period from 1450 to 1800.
Anthony Grafton considers the place of textual learning during an age of science.
The book focuses on the relationship between scholarly traditions and changing approaches to knowledge.
It offers a historical study of intellectual work, interpretation, and the defense of texts.
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