Project Gutenberg 2023-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 579 Putnam, George Haven 1844 1930 Putnam, Geo. Haven Books and their makers during the Middle Ages : $b A study of the conditions of the production and distribution of literature from the fall of the Roman Empire to the close of the seventeenth century, Vol. I $aNew York :$bG. P. Putnam's Sons, $c1896. Charlene Taylor, Eleni Christofaki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Books and their Makers during the Middle Ages: A Study of the Conditions of Production and Distribution of Literature from the Fall of the Roman Empire to the Close of the Seventeenth Century" by Geo. Haven Putnam is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This comprehensive study explores the intricate historical and social factors that influenced the production and dissemination of literature throughout the Middle Ages. It delves into the roles of various entities, including monasteries and early universities, in preserving and promoting literary works from antiquity to the modern era. The opening of the work sets the stage for an in-depth examination of book production during the medieval period, starting with the impact of the fall of the Roman Empire. It discusses the chaotic transition from imperial governance to the fracturing of intellectual and literary continuity, focusing particularly on the contributions of monastic scribes in preserving classical texts. The text emphasizes how figures like Cassiodorus and S. Benedict shaped literary preservation, illustrating the establishment of scriptoria to produce and distribute literature. Through its explorative narratives, the beginning notes the eventual rise of organized book production that would pave the way for the advent of the printing press, thereby transforming the landscape of literature forever. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/bookstheirmakers01putn 20201219192011putnamam 1896 US Reading ease score: 54.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Copyright Manuscripts Books -- History -- 400-1450 Printers Freedom of the press -- History -- To 1500 Z Text Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Schools & Universities 1305149 2025-06-28T09:35:10.540561 text/html 1266180 2023-09-01T15:04:52 text/html 1533346 2025-06-28T09:35:28.053451 application/epub+zip 1546616 2025-06-28T09:35:14.062514 application/epub+zip 588259 2025-06-28T09:35:12.153572 application/epub+zip 2023767 2025-06-28T09:35:37.464400 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1945710 2025-06-28T09:35:26.359512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1067203 2025-06-28T09:35:08.537590 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1067259 2023-09-01T15:04:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18555 2025-06-28T09:35:37.621398 application/rdf+xml 10483 2025-06-28T09:35:12.496547 image/jpeg 1922 2025-06-28T09:35:12.325528 image/jpeg 2286209 2023-09-01T15:04:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 2288726 2025-06-28T09:35:10.675582 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia