Paradise Restored: The Mechanical Arts from Antiquity Through the 13th Century Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 80, Par

by Elspeth Whitney

This is a print on demand ed. Since the Renaissance, historians, philosophers, and others have judged the positive and negative contributions of the Middle Ages (MA) to the development of Western civilization. These writers have assessed the extent to which medieval culture and institutions may have either hindered or fostered scientific and technological progress. Contents of this study: (1) Introduction: The History of the Problem; (2) Liberal and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 142237419X
• ISBN13: 9781422374191
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
• Length: 169 Pages