Publishing in a Medieval Monastery(cambridge.org)
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Publishing in a Medieval Monastery
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The Protestant Reformation was in many ways a publishing revolution, where we went from the medieval production style to the modern one, courtesy of the Gutenberg printing press. I think the Internet is basically doing the same thing, albeit a little faster.
Information warfare starts at the level of controlling access to the ability to multiply information, such as presses, copying machines, internet routers and apparently medieval monks.
Highly recommend playing Pentiment. Good mystery adventure set in the backdrop of medieval Bavaria. Large part of the story happens in a monastery (and the surrounding town).
See also:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Name_of_the_Rose
(it's a mystery, so careful reading too much about it before picking up the book...)
and
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/915/mystery-abbey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Name_of_the_Rose
(it's a mystery, so careful reading too much about it before picking up the book...)
and
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/915/mystery-abbey
Those interested in this topic may also want to read Stephen Greenblatt‘s The Swerve.
Interesting to compare this with a modern enterprise
>> the picture that emerges with increasing clarity is one of relatively free and open access to books facilitated by large transinstitutional networks and publishing communities.