Record Number: 6212
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Adrian Johns recounts how, in a dream "at around the time of the outbreak of the Civil War," Henry More saw "a series of huge figures in the sky," including "that of an old man with a long beard ... [who] made a number of gestures with his arm," and how More "[adduced] 'reasons out of Aristotles Mechanicks, which I had very lately read,' for the precise nature of the movements."
Century:1600-1699
Date:Between 1638 and 1640
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Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Mechanics
Genre:Classics, Science, Technology
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:6212
Source:Adrian Johns
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Title:The Nature of the Book: Print and Knowledge in the Making
Place of Publication:Chicago
Date of Publication:1998
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Page:419
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Citation:
Adrian Johns, The Nature of the Book: Print and Knowledge in the Making, (Chicago, 1998), p. 419, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6212, accessed: 27 September 2024
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