Mosaics of Knowledge: Representing Information in the Roman World
(Part of the Classical Culture and Society Series)
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Today's information technology often seems to take on a life of its own, spreading into every part of our lives. In the Roman world things were different. Technologies were limited to small, scattered social groups. By examining five technologies-lists, tables, weights and measures, artistic perspective, and mapping-Mosaics of Knowledge demonstrates how the Romans broke up a world we might have imagined them to unite. That is, the recording,...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:019063250X
ISBN13:9780190632502
Release Date:August 2019
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:264 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"
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