Flowering of a Tradition [electronic resource] : Technical Writing in England, 1641-1700

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tebeaux, Elizabeth.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication of technical information--Great Britain--History--17th century.

England--Intellectual life--17th century.

Technical writing--Great Britain--History--17th century.

Local Subjects:

Communication of technical information--Great Britain--History--17th century.

England--Intellectual life--17th century.

Technical writing--Great Britain--History--17th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 p.)

Place of Publication:

Amityville : Baywood Publishing Company, Inc., 2014.

Contents:

""The Flowering of a Tradition: The Flowering of a Tradition: Technical Writing in England, 1641-1700""; ""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""CHAPTER 1. Industry, the History of Trades, and the Development of Technical Writing""; ""CHAPTER 2. The Evolution of English Plain Style in the 17th Century: A Confluence of Sound, Format, Diction, Syntax, and Purpose""; ""CHAPTER 3. Technical Writing and the Development of the English Paragraph, 1473�1700""

""CHAPTER 4. Format, Page Design, and the Visual Display of Information: The Contribution of Renaissance English Technical Writing""""CHAPTER 5. Instructions: The Oldest Form of Technical Writing�Tracking the Shift From Oral to Textual Instructions in English Estate Management Documents, 1200�1700""; ""CHAPTER 6. Technical Writing in Renaissance and 17th Century Shipwrightery: From Orality to Textuality""; ""CHAPTER 7. Emergence of Proposals in England: 13th�17th Centuries""; ""CHAPTER 8. Emergence of Reports in England, 1475�1700""

""CHAPTER 9. Reflections, Perspectives, and Research Recommendations""""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-351-86462-9

0-89503-845-5