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Reforming religion

In this video, we will look at how books helped reform religion.

Welcome back to the final week of this course. This week, we are going to explore how books changed the world including the:

  • Reformation in the early 16th century.
  • Transformation of medicine and the medical marketplace in the early modern period.
  • Change in our understanding of science during the Scientific Revolution.
  • Reformation of the state during the Enlightenment.

We hope you enjoy it!

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The History of the Book in the Early Modern Period: 1450 to 1800

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