Printing and the Growth of a Protestant Movement in Germany from 1517 to 1524

The Reformation was the first religious movement which had the aid of the printing press. It was the first intellectual movement in which the printing press had a popular effect. The importance of printing for the spread of the Reformation has long been recognized but there has been little detailed...

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Main Author: Holborn, Louise W. 1898- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press [1942]
In: Church history
Year: 1942, Volume: 11, Issue: 2, Pages: 123-137
IxTheo Classification:KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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Summary:The Reformation was the first religious movement which had the aid of the printing press. It was the first intellectual movement in which the printing press had a popular effect. The importance of printing for the spread of the Reformation has long been recognized but there has been little detailed investigation of the interaction of the two great revolutionary developments.
ISSN:0009-6407
Contains:Enthalten in: Church history
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3160291