Aux origines de l'humanitéA to Z: How Writing Changed the World

Réalisé par David Sington
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S47 • E12    30 sept. 2020    55min
8.3
Just as writing changed the course of human history, the evolution of paper and printing revolutionized the spread of information. The printing press kicked off the Industrial Revolution that fast-tracked us to the current digital age. But as the 4,000-year-old tradition of penmanship falls out of favor, should we consider what might be lost in this pursuit of ever more efficient communication? (Premiered September 30, 2020)

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  • Jeannette RobinsonNarrator
  • Brody NeuenschwanderSelf - Calligrapher
  • Samah Salah ElliathySelf
  • Matthew NichollsSelf - Historian
  • Lee MapleySelf - Parchment and Vellum Maker
  • Ludo VandammeSelf - Librarian, Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge
  • Wang JianingSelf - Calligrapher
  • Jiang XunSelf - Publisher
  • RukhsonaSelf
  • Sunatullo MukhitdinovSelf - Historian
  • Nick JardineSelf - Philosopher of Science
  • Joost DepuydtSelf - Curator of Typographical and Technical Collections, Museum Plantin-Moretus
  • Giles MandelbroteSelf - Librarian and Archivist of Lambeth Palace Library
  • Ahmad Al-JalladSelf - Philologist
  • David SingtonDirector / Scénariste
  • Alex ClarkProducteur
  • Julia CortExecutive Producer
  • Martin de la FouchardièreCo-Producer
  • Chris SchmidtExecutive Producer
  • Hugh SingtonProducteur

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