mass comm unit 1

Access to knowledge is…

power

writing is power because writing preserves knowledge

controlling access to knowledge is power

limiting number of people who can read is power

Babylonia

place of the earliest library

papyrus

first type of paper

earliest books

scribes and monks wrote on papyrus scrolls; everything was hand copied and became works of art

May 11th, 868

date of the earliest printed book—Diamond Cutter of Perfect Wisdom aka the Diamond Sutra

Renaissance

time in 1400s where people wanted to learn more about intellectual concerns; rebirth

Johannes Guternberg

trained as gold smith, created series polished mirrors that would reflect “holy light,” which he sold to work on printing press; created readable typeface

Gutenberg bible

first bible to be printed in 1455, 180 copies

23

number of surviving Gutenberg bibles; 1 in Japan, 1 in Italy, 1 in ransom center at UTA along with world’s first photo