The Birth of the Archive: A History of Knowledge

by Markus Friedrich

The Birth of the Archive traces the history of archives from their emergence in the Late Middle Ages through the Early Modern Period, and vividly shows how archives permeated and fundamentally changed European culture. Archives were compiled and maintained by peasants and kings, merchants and churchmen, and conceptions of archives were as diverse as those who used them. The complex, demanding job of the archivist was just as variable: archivists...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472130684
• ISBN13: 9780472130689
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"