DOC National Geographic Visual History of the World by National Geographic in History

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Martin Luther; the first Protestant; was also the central figure in the West's first media campaign. But to what extent was the Reformation a "print event"? And what; finally; was Luther's role in the movement? With Mark Edwards's study of Protestant and Catholic pamphlets published in the early years of the Reformation (1518-1530); these and other questions surrounding Reformation printing are at last given their full due.Edwards couples his findings with a provocative analysis of the ways in which they challenge the accepted history of the Reformation. His determination of who knew what; and when; as well as how readers interpreted Luther's message makes Edwards's work one that will influence the study of printing and the early Reformation for years to come.