From Lived Experience to the Written Word: Reconstructing Practical Knowledge in the Early Modern World

by Pamela H. Smith

Book Overview

How and why early modern European artisans began to record their knowledge. In From Lived Experience to the Written Word , Pamela H. Smith considers how and why, beginning in 1400 CE, European craftspeople began to write down their making practices. Rather than simply passing along knowledge in the workshop, these literate artisans chose to publish handbooks, guides, treatises, tip sheets, graphs, and recipe books, sparking early technical writing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226818241
• ISBN13: 9780226818245
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.6" x 9.4"