Making knowledge in early modern europe gives an excellent snapshot of current thinking about early modern texts objects and their contexts in intellectual history the history of science art history and many other disciplines it also suggests a number of potentially profitable directions that studies of knowledge and its organization in this period are likely to take in years to come. The book making knowledge in early modern europe practices objects and texts 1400 1800 edited by pamela h smith and benjamin schmidt is published by university of chicago press. Making knowledge in early modern europe practices objects and texts 1400 1800 edited by pamela h smith and benjamin schmidt surekha davies the second section treats the ways in which knowledge was made by writing and reading processes and focuses on books as material objects. Making knowledge in early modern europe practices objects and texts 1400 1800 edited by pamela h smith and benjamin schmidt. Making knowledge in early modern europe practices objects and texts 1400 1800 pamela h smith benjamin schmidt university of chicago press 2007 history 360 pages