Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2014-04-27 Public domain in the USA. 70 Sinks, Perry Wayland 17028921 The Reign of the Manuscript Produced by Chris Curnow, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Reign of the Manuscript" by Perry Wayland Sinks is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the evolution and significance of manuscript literature, particularly in connection to the invention of the printing press, and its impact on the dissemination of knowledge and culture. It examines the transition from manuscripts to print, following major developments in text composition and the materials used for book-making. The opening of the text establishes the foundational role of the invention of printing in shaping human history and literature. It discusses the limitations and labor-intensive nature of manuscript production prior to printing, emphasizing the significance of movable type introduced by Johannes Gutenberg in the mid-15th century. This section sets the stage for a detailed exploration of manuscript literature's history, the human efforts involved in its preservation, and the transition towards a more accessible, printed culture that followed, showcasing the profound shift in the way literature was created and shared among people. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45510/45510-h/images/cover.jpg en Manuscripts Books -- History -- 400-1450 Paleography Z Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: History - General 374998 375007 2024-09-19T06:35:48.965714 2023-09-19T17:42:04.592935 text/html text/html 356392 2014-05-17T15:52:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 179402 2014-05-17T15:57:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 199471 2024-09-19T06:35:56.588706 application/epub+zip 201515 2024-09-19T06:35:50.498739 application/epub+zip 193032 2024-09-19T06:35:49.710707 application/epub+zip 340580 2024-09-19T06:36:00.947680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286111 2024-09-19T06:35:55.770710 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277964 2022-09-20T18:22:14.899374 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270385 2024-09-19T06:35:47.678749 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 270067 2014-05-17T15:49:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 99148 2014-05-17T15:57:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 270044 2014-05-17T15:56:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 99084 2014-05-17T15:57:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 270079 2014-05-17T15:48:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 99031 2014-05-17T15:57:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21473 2024-09-19T06:36:01.239662 application/rdf+xml 18484 2024-09-19T06:35:49.850719 image/jpeg 2888 2024-09-19T06:35:49.781710 image/jpeg 179864 2024-09-19T06:35:48.998727 application/octet-stream application/zip