Pen, print and communication in the eighteenth century
Pen, print and communication in the eighteenth century During the eighteenth century there was a growing interest in recording, listing and documenting the world, whether for personal interest and…
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Pen, print and communication in the eighteenth century
During the eighteenth century there was a growing interest in recording, listing and documenting the world, whether for personal interest and private consumption, or general record and the greater good. Each genre had its own material conventions and spawned industries which supported these practices. Such documentation was done through both the written and printed word.
In combination the chapters in this volume consider how the This volume considers writing and printing in parallel: it highlights the intersections between the two methods of communication; discusses the medium and materiality of the message; considers how writing and printing were deployed in the construction of personal and cultural identities; and explores the different dimensions surrounding the production, distribution and consumption of private and public letters, words and texts during the eighteenth-century.