Making mathematical culture : university and print in the circle of Lefáevre d'âEtaples / Richard Oosterhoff.
Series: Oxford-Warburg studies: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191862151 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Lefáevre d'âEtaples, Jacques, -1536 | Universities and colleges -- Europe -- History -- 16th century | Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- History -- 16th century | Textbooks -- Europe -- History -- 16th century | Europe -- Intellectual life -- 16th centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198823520DDC classification: 378.409031 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: In 1503, for the first time, a student in Paris was able to spend his entire university career studying only the printed textbooks of his teacher, thanks to the works of the humanist and university reformer Jacques Lefáevre d'âEtaples (c. 1455-1536). As printed books became central to the intellectual habits of following generations, Lefáevre turned especially to mathematics as a way to renovate the medieval university. 'Making Mathematical Culture' argues this was a pivatol moment in the cultural history of Europe and explores how the rise of the printed book contributed to the growing profile of mathematics in the region.| Item type | Current library | Copy number | Status | |
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This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In 1503, for the first time, a student in Paris was able to spend his entire university career studying only the printed textbooks of his teacher, thanks to the works of the humanist and university reformer Jacques Lefáevre d'âEtaples (c. 1455-1536). As printed books became central to the intellectual habits of following generations, Lefáevre turned especially to mathematics as a way to renovate the medieval university. 'Making Mathematical Culture' argues this was a pivatol moment in the cultural history of Europe and explores how the rise of the printed book contributed to the growing profile of mathematics in the region.
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