This study examines the dissemination of knowledge via the evolution of the books and printing du... more This study examines the dissemination of knowledge via the evolution of the books and printing during the Late Medieval and Early Renaissance periods as it intersects with the Roman Catholic Church's suppression of knowledge through the control of book ownership, printing, translation, and reading. It also considers pivotal events such as the Protestant Reformation and the growing wave of religious decent that significantly altered both the religious and intellectual landscape. Thus, the focus of the study is to establish a tangible connection between advances in book production that took place during the transitionary period between the high and late medieval periods, the formation of the Renaissance, and the ways in which various changes in the religious milieu impacted these trends. Although many studies exist that separately examine the history of the book during the period and the history of the Roman Catholic Church, few have sought to uncover a connection between the two and their intersection. The questions posed represent a noteworthy gap in knowledge that exists between the study of the book as a physical object (codicology) and the academic disciplines of history and religious studies. By employing an interdisciplinary framework to examine the intersection of various competing religious and secular forces as they relate to book production and use, we will gain a better understanding of the vast power and influence of the book during this crucial period. Through an examination of the available primary sources as well as material taken from texts written by scholars of medieval and Renaissance history, codicology, the history of the book, and religious studies, this study uncovers an observable casual connection between advances in book production during the High and Late Middle Ages, a growing literate culture-spurred on by vast changes in the
This study examines the dissemination of knowledge via the evolution of the books and printing du... more This study examines the dissemination of knowledge via the evolution of the books and printing during the Late Medieval and Early Renaissance periods as it intersects with the Roman Catholic Church's suppression of knowledge through the control of book ownership, printing, translation, and reading. It also considers pivotal events such as the Protestant Reformation and the growing wave of religious decent that significantly altered both the religious and intellectual landscape. Thus, the focus of the study is to establish a tangible connection between advances in book production that took place during the transitionary period between the high and late medieval periods, the formation of the Renaissance, and the ways in which various changes in the religious milieu impacted these trends. Although many studies exist that separately examine the history of the book during the period and the history of the Roman Catholic Church, few have sought to uncover a connection between the two and their intersection. The questions posed represent a noteworthy gap in knowledge that exists between the study of the book as a physical object (codicology) and the academic disciplines of history and religious studies. By employing an interdisciplinary framework to examine the intersection of various competing religious and secular forces as they relate to book production and use, we will gain a better understanding of the vast power and influence of the book during this crucial period. Through an examination of the available primary sources as well as material taken from texts written by scholars of medieval and Renaissance history, codicology, the history of the book, and religious studies, this study uncovers an observable casual connection between advances in book production during the High and Late Middle Ages, a growing literate culture-spurred on by vast changes in the
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