Buch, Englisch, 120 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 162 g
An Account of Its Origin, Authorship and Production
Buch, Englisch, 120 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 162 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - History
ISBN: 978-1-108-03669-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
At the time of its conception in 1896, the Cambridge Modern History was envisaged as a 'great English universal history'. Six years later, the first volume was published, and reprinted within a month. The project would take years to complete, and just before the publication of the tenth volume in 1907, this short work was published by Cambridge University Press in order to promote the volumes and the project's history. The book opens with the origin of the project and the early plans of Lord Acton, its first editor. Also included are ten extracts from various volumes, along with the names of the first contributors, who delivered their chapters from as far afield as America, Germany, and Italy. Later chapters offer a short history of Cambridge University Press, an account of the production techniques used, and the terms by which the books (and their specially designed bookstand) could be obtained.
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- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
1. Lord Acton and the planning of the Cambridge Modern History; 2. The editors and writers of the History; 3. The value of the History; Extracts from the Cambridge Modern History: The trial of Savonarola; The New World and its gold; Martin Luther and the Diet of Worms; The Spanish Armada; Richelieu; The last campaign of Gustavus Adolphus; The impeachment of Strafford; The overthrow of the French Directory; Napoleon at St. Helena; The assassination of Abraham Lincoln; 4. The Cambridge University Press and the production of the History; 5. Terms on which the History may now be obtained.
