La storia della stampa vista da Elizabeth L. Eisenstein in Divine art, infernal machine

De Franceschi, Loretta La storia della stampa vista da Elizabeth L. Eisenstein in Divine art, infernal machine. AIB studi, 2012, vol. 52, n. 2. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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English abstract

In her last book Divine art, infernal machine. The reception of printing in the west from first impressions to be sense of an ending Elizabeth Eisenstein – already known in Italy for her previous works on the early days of printing – has further widened her research field by investigating diverse source materials: historical, literary, scientific and iconographic. Treading on the chronological path indicated by her book, the paper describes the most significant steps, personalities and peculiarities involved in the circulation of printed products and in the evolution of publishing within the western hemisphere, underlining the most significant and relevant phenomenons of each phase. Catching just a few of the most intriguing and original junctions, this synthetic and schematic picture is meant to address not just to specialists, but also to a wider and diversified audience.

Italian abstract

Con il suo ultimo lavoro – Divine art, infernal machine. The reception of printing in the west from first impressions to be sense of an ending – Elizabeth Eisenstein, già nota in Italia per i suoi precedenti lavori sulla nascita della stampa, ha ulteriormente ampliato il suo campo d’indagine rivolgendosi a molteplici fonti di carattere storico, letterario, scientifico ed iconografico. A partire dall’itinerario cronologico tracciato nel volume l’articolo affronta aspetti, tappe e figure significative della circolazione dei prodotti stampati e dell’evolversi dell’editoria del mondo occidentale, sottolineando i fenomeni più significativi e rilevanti di ogni fase storica. Nella sua sintesi e schematicità, la panoramica offerta intende cogliere esclusivamente alcuni degli snodi più interessanti e originali, nella volontà di rivolgersi – come la stessa Eisenstein – non solo agli studiosi del settore ma anche a un pubblico più vasto ed eterogeneo.

Item type:	Journal article (Paginated)
Subjects:	E. Publishing and legal issues. > EB. Printing, electronic publishing, broadcasting.
Date deposited:	21 Aug 2026 06:17
Last modified:	27 Aug 2026 04:33
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10760/48006

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