Mathematical Book Histories : Printing, Provenance, and Practices of Reading / edited by Philip Beeley, Ciarán Mac an Bhaird.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beeley, Philip.

Contributor:

Mac an Bhaird, Ciarán.

Series:

Trends in the History of Science, 2297-296X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics.

History.

History of Mathematical Sciences.

Local Subjects:

History of Mathematical Sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (601 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2024.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2024.

Summary:

This book both articulates and responds to increasing scholarly interest in the materiality of the book. Taking as its base the unique collection of mathematical books in the Russell Library at Maynooth, it addresses questions related to printing techniques and print culture, book production, provenance, and reading practices. It considers the histories of individual items of the Russell Collection, their previous locations and owners, and explores ways in which annotations, underlinings, hand-drawn diagrams, and the like reveal patterns of reading and usage. Finally, it seeks to elicit more information on a previously under-researched topic: the historical role of mathematics in the extensive network of Irish colleges that once covered Catholic Europe, located in places such as Salamanca, Rome, Douai, and Prague. Alongside delivering important new insights into print culture as a medium for transmitting scientific ideas, Mathematical Book Histories is thus also intended to contribute to a broader understanding of the role and significance of mathematics in the context of clerical instruction and more broadly in the academic tradition of Ireland up to the beginning of the twentieth century. Many of the volumes in the Russell Library reflect the remarkably rich book-trade that flourished in seventeenth and early eighteenth century Dublin and which was quite distinct from that in London. Booksellers often bought in their wares directly from abroad, with the result that publications could enter collections that did not enter the purview of contemporary English or Scottish scholars in Britain.

Contents:

Preface

Introduction

Section I: Origins and Reading Practices

Section II: Controversies and Mysteries

Section III: Printing and Booksellers

Section IV: Mathematical Reform and Teaching

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9783031326103

3031326105

OCLC:

1455136110