Christian-Muslim Relations 1500 - 1900· 2019
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire
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This abstract describes the enduring scholarly impact and literary merit of Edward Gibbon's "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," noting its ambitious initial print run and subsequent revisions for improved layout and footnote placement.
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- Gibbon's work is noted for its enduring public attention and scholarly impact over two centuries.
- The first volume was highly acclaimed, quickly reprinted despite a large initial print run of 1000 copies.
- Later editions, especially the third, improved layout and placed footnotes at the foot of each page.
- Careless proofreading in early editions necessitated corrections in subsequent printings.
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Abstract
Few books of scholarship have held up so well to public attention over the last two hundred years. At a time when the materials for this history were scant, a mind as great as Gibbon's was able to absorb everything known on the subject and dominate it with his historical erudition and inimitable literary style. The first volume, highly acclaimed on publication, was quickly reprinted in spite of an ambitious first print-run of 1000 copies. Careless proofreading meant numerous errors had to be rectified in later editions. It was not until the third edition, reprinted here, that the layout was improved and the footnotes appeared at the foot of each page and chapter numbers were placed in the margins.
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