In the Scholar's Workshop : Hidden Histories of Collaboration and Authorship.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blair, Ann.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2026.

Summary:

The hidden hands behind history's great scholarly works For centuries, many of the world's most influential thinkers routinely relied on helpers who performed tasks such as taking dictation, correcting, indexing, composing, and endless copying.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Introduction

1. Amanuenses in the Longue Durée

2. Invisible and Visible

3. Mechanical and Intellectual

4. Challenging Attributions

5. Shaping Legacies

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations and Other Conventions

Notes

Select Bibliography

Image Credits

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-691-27964-0

OCLC:

1587892673